Our movie features the UN drug czar urging Asian governments to close down forced detention centers and provide access to evidence-based treatment instead<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The HCLU \u2013 and similar watchdog organizations – are often criticised because we are too censorious and fail to recognize small steps of progress. This is partly true, but not without reason: our mission is to carefully monitor those in power and remind them to follow the principles they were mandated to protect. But this is one of the rare occasions we would like to applaud UN officials for their courage. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime, together with other UN agencies, released a joint statement<\/a> on compulsory drug detention camps and their message is to be applauded: these camps MUST be closed down! The HCLU video advocacy team asked the head of UNODC about the statement at a press conference in Vienna – in his answer he emphasized the need for the mainstreaming of human rights in drug policies. Watch our movie and find out more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n