Drug Policy Reform

Dec 12, 2011

Kardos Tamás

Street Action in Bulgaria: Count the Costs!

Initiative for Health, a harm reduction NGO, organized the first street action in Bulgaria to promote drug policy reform. The event was part of a coordinated international advocacy campaign of the European Drug Policy Initiative – please read the report of our Bulgarian partner!

Dec 8, 2011

Kardos Tamás

Drug criminalization procedures simplified in Romania

On December 5, 2011, the Romanian Government issued a new Emergency Ordinance (GED) which amends the current legislation on drugs. More specifically, the new provision simplifies the procedures for amending the lists with controlled substances: from now on it will be easier to criminalize a new substance, once identified.

Nov 25, 2011

Péter Sárosi

MDMA Helped My Daughter to Die with Dignity

Our blogpost and video gives a glimpse of the future of psychedelic medicine

Nov 18, 2011

István Gábor Takács

Drug, Set and Setting – Today.

Watch the exciting presentations by Julie Holland, Gabor Maté and Carl Hart held at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference 2011 in Los Angeles.

Nov 5, 2011

Péter Sárosi

The War on Drugs is Out of Control

Speakers of the opening session of the International Drug Policy Reform Conference call to end the war on drugs

Nov 2, 2011

Péter Sárosi

The State of Harm Reduction in Europe

The film crew of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) attended the first meeting of the European Harm Reduction Network (EuroHRN) in Marseille, France. We interviewed professionals and activists from several countries to give you an overview of the current state of harm reduction in Europe – please watch and share our movie!

Oct 14, 2011

Péter Sárosi

Irina Teplinskaya asks for help

Russian authorities repress user activist who spoke out against human rights abuses

Sep 20, 2011

István Gábor Takács

Young people from Latin America speak out against the war on drugs

This short video was created during the HCLU video advocacy training held prior to the III Latin American and I Mexican Drug Policy Conference that took place in Mexico City, 13-14 September, 2011.