The lives of people who use drugs mean death, prison, disease, stigma and discrimination, lack of access to treatment and employment, destroyed families, and children taken away. This is the story of human rights activists and RuNPUD (Russian Speaking Network of People Who Use Drugs) from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region, from the series of “People by Right” videos.
Key Principles of Harm Reduction in Homeless Settings
Harm reduction is an essential part of homeless services. Experts in the field talk about how they work by these key principles of harm reduction when supporting people experiencing homelessness.
Drug Decriminalisation: Progress or Political Red Herring?
Watch INPUD’s short video explaining how to do decriminalisation right! Produced in cooperation with Drugreporter.
Drugreporter News – June 2021.
Drug policy news from around the world, June 2021 Edition.
Cannabis Reform in Malta
The Maltese government launched a public consultation on a White Paper, proposing the full decriminalisation of the possession of up to 7 grams of cannabis. In this episode of Drugreporter Café, we discuss the chances of cannabis reform with Cyrus Engerer, a Member of the European Parliament, a politican representing the Maltese Labour Party, and Andrew Bonello, the president of ReLeaf, a cannabis reform NGO from the island.
Drugreporter News – May 2021.
Drug policy news from around the world, may 2021 Edition.
Why Should People who Use Drugs Engage in the 2021 UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS (HLM)
Watch INPUD’s short video about the United Nations General Assembly 2021 High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. The video was made with our cooperation.
Drug Policy Reform in Iceland | Drugreporter Café | S01E8
What drugs people use in the remote island of Iceland? Is the Icelandic prevention model really a miracle? Why decision makers decided to introduce a drug consumption room and decriminalise drug use? Learn it from this episode of Drugreporter Café!
Promoting Human Rights in Drug Policies: A Side Event at the UN CND
At this side event at the 64th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) international experts discussed the human rights impact of drug policies in Europe – watch the video recordings!
Drugreporter News – April 2021
Here comes the April edition of our monthly news update from the exciting world of drug policy reform!