The recommendations of the civil society on the new EU drug strategy have been presented to governments

March was a very interesting month for Polish drug policy. As reported in the newspaper “Gazeta Wyborcza”, their journalist was able to buy half a gram of heroin on the Silk Road website. Finding a seller only took her a few minutes, with the help of Polish internauts. Next, she only needed to make an order, pay, and wait for a parcel, just like on ebay.

There is little visible sign of success of law enforcement measures on drug markets – but harm reduction rocks, says the report of the RAND Corporation on EU drug policies

One in four women in Central European and Central Asian prisons locked up for drug offences – according to a new study published by Harm Reduction International (HRI)

Our movie features Mr. Yuri Fedotov, the head of the UN Agency on Drug and Crime (UNODC), making an ambiguous statement on harm reduction at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) this year

The government declares a great victory in war on drugs, NGOs say criminalization is not the solution 

The best three projects get bonus grants from Global Giving, Andrey Rylkov’s project ranks on the 6th place now – your donation can make a difference by April!

The HCLU produced two movies about human rights lawyers who met at a meeting in Copenhagen.

The president of Bolivia is addressing the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna – watch his speech with English subs! 

Our movie features the UN drug czar urging Asian governments to close down forced detention centers and provide access to evidence-based treatment instead