It’s a well-known phenomenon in most western countries, that the media tends to try to conform to expectations implicit in the drug prohibition approach. Read what is HCLUs solution to this issue.
Life saving pioneer work in Bulgaria
Watch the second EDPI film from Bulgaria about the pioneering harm reduction work done by our partner, Initiative for Health Foundation
Faith-based Drug Treatment in Serbia: In the Name of the Father
Despite the violent abuses that came to light against people who use drugs, the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) has been recognized by the Serbian government as an important partner in treating people with addictions. NGOs working in the field have expressed serious concerns about the SOC’s ambitions in this area.
Romania introduces new legislation banning legal highs
New legal provisions aimed at banning legal highs continue to ignore the inevitable disastrous consequences for public health. The legislation, which came into force last month, raises several questions.
Budapest at the edge of an HIV explosion?
Harm reduction centres in Budapest are running out of supplies, posing the threat of an HIV epidemic.
A Slovakian MP has scattered needles on a fellow MP’s head
Leader of the Slovakian Simple People and Free Personalities Party, Igor Matovic, poured a box of syringes used for injecting heroin over the head of Martin Poliačik, a fellow MP.
Free Pussy Riot
Watch our movie on Pussy Riot, a Russian punk band whose members face up to three years of imprisonment – and take action now!
HCLU wins two first prizes in the 2012 Web Video Contest of Kreatív Magazin
Our video “The Human Rights Costs of the War on Drugs” has won first prize for best online video series. Our Hungarian language animated promotional video won first prize in the ‘PR video’ category
5 days of HCLU Video Advocacy Training successfully finished!
14 harm reduction and drug policy activists were trained in Budapest by the HCLU. We wish our partner trainees successful use of their newly acquired video advocacy skills in their struggle for human rights and humane drug policies!
Lawyering on the Margins
The HCLU produced two movies about human rights lawyers who met at a meeting in Copenhagen.