Global Commission on Drug Policy
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@politico.com: "The EU’s new drugs strategy could reverse decades of evidence-based policy in Europe in favor of a failed punitive approach, former New Zealand Prime Minister @HelenClarkNZ has warned.
Read the article: pro.politico.eu/news/209583
Read the article: pro.politico.eu/news/209583
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December 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
@politico.com: "The EU’s new drugs strategy could reverse decades of evidence-based policy in Europe in favor of a failed punitive approach, former New Zealand Prime Minister @HelenClarkNZ has warned.
Read the article: pro.politico.eu/news/209583
Read the article: pro.politico.eu/news/209583
Punitive drug policies continue to drive discrimination, violence and preventable deaths.
On Human Rights Day, the Global Commission reaffirms the need for drug laws that uphold dignity, health and human rights — policies that save lives and strengthen communities.
#HumanRightsDay #DrugPolicy
On Human Rights Day, the Global Commission reaffirms the need for drug laws that uphold dignity, health and human rights — policies that save lives and strengthen communities.
#HumanRightsDay #DrugPolicy
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Punitive drug policies continue to drive discrimination, violence and preventable deaths.
On Human Rights Day, the Global Commission reaffirms the need for drug laws that uphold dignity, health and human rights — policies that save lives and strengthen communities.
#HumanRightsDay #DrugPolicy
On Human Rights Day, the Global Commission reaffirms the need for drug laws that uphold dignity, health and human rights — policies that save lives and strengthen communities.
#HumanRightsDay #DrugPolicy
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IDPC is deeply dismayed at this outcome, stands in solidarity with affected communities, and calls for mobilisation to denounce this injustice.
📄Read & share our full statement: https://f.mtr.cool/cdnxsqxtsw
(3/3)
📄Read & share our full statement: https://f.mtr.cool/cdnxsqxtsw
(3/3)
WHO upholds coca leaf ban, defying evidence and ignoring Indigenous rights
Despite clear evidence and contravening Indigenous rights, WHO recommends the harshest scheduling for the coca leaf, upholding racist and colonial underpinnings of its ban.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
IDPC is deeply dismayed at this outcome, stands in solidarity with affected communities, and calls for mobilisation to denounce this injustice.
📄Read & share our full statement: https://f.mtr.cool/cdnxsqxtsw
(3/3)
📄Read & share our full statement: https://f.mtr.cool/cdnxsqxtsw
(3/3)
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⚠️ UNDP shows punitive drug policies worsen poverty, exclusion and gendered harms — deeply affecting women who use drugs.
🌱 Development must centre rights, gender equality and harm reduction, not punishment.
#EVAWUD2025
🌱 Development must centre rights, gender equality and harm reduction, not punishment.
#EVAWUD2025
Development dimensions of drug policy: Assessing new challenges, uncovering opportunities, and addressing emerging issues
UNDP charts a rights- and development-centred turn in drug policy, prioritising decriminalisation, harm reduction, equity-led transitions, and practical pathways to responsibly regulate some drug markets.
f.mtr.cool
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
⚠️ UNDP shows punitive drug policies worsen poverty, exclusion and gendered harms — deeply affecting women who use drugs.
🌱 Development must centre rights, gender equality and harm reduction, not punishment.
#EVAWUD2025
🌱 Development must centre rights, gender equality and harm reduction, not punishment.
#EVAWUD2025
On #WorldChildrensDay, we affirm that children’s rights must guide all public policies, including drug policy. Punitive laws harm children & youth through family separation, exclusion from education, & barriers to support. Rights- and health-based approaches aligned with the #UNCRC are essential.
November 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
On #WorldChildrensDay, we affirm that children’s rights must guide all public policies, including drug policy. Punitive laws harm children & youth through family separation, exclusion from education, & barriers to support. Rights- and health-based approaches aligned with the #UNCRC are essential.
The #GCDP expresses grave concern over recent lethal airstrikes authorized by the United States on boats in the vicinity of Latin America and the Caribbean, which are allegedly linked to drug trafficking.
Read our full statement: globalcommissionondrugs.org/u-s-lethal-s...
#DrugPolicy
Read our full statement: globalcommissionondrugs.org/u-s-lethal-s...
#DrugPolicy
U.S. Lethal Strikes in Caribbean Expose the Failures of Punitive Drug War - Global Commission on Drug Policy
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November 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The #GCDP expresses grave concern over recent lethal airstrikes authorized by the United States on boats in the vicinity of Latin America and the Caribbean, which are allegedly linked to drug trafficking.
Read our full statement: globalcommissionondrugs.org/u-s-lethal-s...
#DrugPolicy
Read our full statement: globalcommissionondrugs.org/u-s-lethal-s...
#DrugPolicy
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🚫 For too long, global drug control has ignored the human cost.
At #HRC60, w @globalcdp.bsky.social, we called for drug policies that ensure human rights compliance at every level.
WATCH:
At #HRC60, w @globalcdp.bsky.social, we called for drug policies that ensure human rights compliance at every level.
WATCH:
Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations
The event will explore how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations, broaden discussions beyond health, and highlight pathways toward decriminalisation, the abolition of the death penalty, and international cooperation.
f.mtr.cool
October 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚫 For too long, global drug control has ignored the human cost.
At #HRC60, w @globalcdp.bsky.social, we called for drug policies that ensure human rights compliance at every level.
WATCH:
At #HRC60, w @globalcdp.bsky.social, we called for drug policies that ensure human rights compliance at every level.
WATCH:
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(1/3) Hamzah bin Ibrahim is scheduled to be hanged in Singapore tomorrow for a non-violent drug offence, despite giving substantive assistance to investigating authorities: www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/10/13/i...
If disruption is the goal, why execute me? A final letter from death row
Scheduled for execution on 15 October 2025, Hamzah bin Ibrahim accepts responsibility but questions the justice of his sentence. He cooperated with authorities, received a Certificate of Substantive A...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
(1/3) Hamzah bin Ibrahim is scheduled to be hanged in Singapore tomorrow for a non-violent drug offence, despite giving substantive assistance to investigating authorities: www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/10/13/i...
Comm'rs @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Michel Kazatchkine met w/ @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social, German Federal Government Commissioner for Drug & Addiction Policy, to discuss nat'l reforms, European developments, & global cooperation on health- & evidence- based #DrugPolicy.
📸 @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social
📸 @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Comm'rs @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Michel Kazatchkine met w/ @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social, German Federal Government Commissioner for Drug & Addiction Policy, to discuss nat'l reforms, European developments, & global cooperation on health- & evidence- based #DrugPolicy.
📸 @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social
📸 @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social
On #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty, we reaffirm: capital punishment for drug offenses violates international law, fuels inequality, and fails to deter use or trafficking.
Drug policies must protect life, dignity, and human rights.
👉Read our latest report:
tinyurl.com/2v6aep9f
Drug policies must protect life, dignity, and human rights.
👉Read our latest report:
tinyurl.com/2v6aep9f
Beyond punishment: From criminal justice responses to drug policy reform - Global Commission on Drug Policy
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October 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
On #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty, we reaffirm: capital punishment for drug offenses violates international law, fuels inequality, and fails to deter use or trafficking.
Drug policies must protect life, dignity, and human rights.
👉Read our latest report:
tinyurl.com/2v6aep9f
Drug policies must protect life, dignity, and human rights.
👉Read our latest report:
tinyurl.com/2v6aep9f
Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss met with Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of @un-habitat.bsky.social, to exchange ideas on promoting cities that prioritize health, inclusion & resilience.
Collaboration is essential for people-centered urban development.
#UrbanHealth #ForumOfMayors #SDGs
Collaboration is essential for people-centered urban development.
#UrbanHealth #ForumOfMayors #SDGs
October 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss met with Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of @un-habitat.bsky.social, to exchange ideas on promoting cities that prioritize health, inclusion & resilience.
Collaboration is essential for people-centered urban development.
#UrbanHealth #ForumOfMayors #SDGs
Collaboration is essential for people-centered urban development.
#UrbanHealth #ForumOfMayors #SDGs
Comm'r Ruth Dreifuss, official spokesperson at the 5th meeting of the UN #ForumOfMayors, highlighted how cities are on the front line of public health. By addressing inequalities, protecting human rights & supporting community-led responses, mayors can build healthier, stronger cities.
#UrbanHealth
#UrbanHealth
October 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Comm'r Ruth Dreifuss, official spokesperson at the 5th meeting of the UN #ForumOfMayors, highlighted how cities are on the front line of public health. By addressing inequalities, protecting human rights & supporting community-led responses, mayors can build healthier, stronger cities.
#UrbanHealth
#UrbanHealth
During #HRC60, Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss met w/ Pakistan’s Minister of State for Law and Justice, Barrister Aqeel Malik, to discuss aligning drug policies w/ human rights principles, promoting evidence- and rights-based reforms, & strengthening int'l cooperation.
#DrugPolicy #HumanRights #GCDP
#DrugPolicy #HumanRights #GCDP
September 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
During #HRC60, Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss met w/ Pakistan’s Minister of State for Law and Justice, Barrister Aqeel Malik, to discuss aligning drug policies w/ human rights principles, promoting evidence- and rights-based reforms, & strengthening int'l cooperation.
#DrugPolicy #HumanRights #GCDP
#DrugPolicy #HumanRights #GCDP
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Our CEO and President, Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D., met with former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, on the sidelines of the #UNGA to discuss NCDs and the critical role of leadership in addressing the present challenges and opportunities facing public health.
September 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Our CEO and President, Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D., met with former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, on the sidelines of the #UNGA to discuss NCDs and the critical role of leadership in addressing the present challenges and opportunities facing public health.
The #GCDP Secretariat delivered, on behalf of Comm'r Anand Grover, the keynote at a roundtable during #HRC60. The discussion focused on accountability & remedies for human rights violations linked to drug control, guided by the International Guidelines on Human Rights & Drug Policy.
#HumanRights
#HumanRights
September 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The #GCDP Secretariat delivered, on behalf of Comm'r Anand Grover, the keynote at a roundtable during #HRC60. The discussion focused on accountability & remedies for human rights violations linked to drug control, guided by the International Guidelines on Human Rights & Drug Policy.
#HumanRights
#HumanRights
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🚨 STARTING NOW! At #HRC60: 'Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations' w/ @globalcdp.bsky.social
📍 Palais des Nations, Geneva | Concordia 5 + Access:
📍 Palais des Nations, Geneva | Concordia 5 + Access:
Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations
The event will explore how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations, broaden discussions beyond health, and highlight pathways toward decriminalisation, the abolition of the death penalty, and international cooperation.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🚨 STARTING NOW! At #HRC60: 'Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations' w/ @globalcdp.bsky.social
📍 Palais des Nations, Geneva | Concordia 5 + Access:
📍 Palais des Nations, Geneva | Concordia 5 + Access:
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The Human Rights Council could break new ground by adopting a resolution on drug policy under its own authority.
Our #HRC60 side event will explore reform as a tool to prevent human rights violations.
📅 Join us NEXT WEEK - 16 Sept, 14:00 (Geneva)
🔗 Info & online access:
Our #HRC60 side event will explore reform as a tool to prevent human rights violations.
📅 Join us NEXT WEEK - 16 Sept, 14:00 (Geneva)
🔗 Info & online access:
Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations
The event will explore how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations, broaden discussions beyond health, and highlight pathways toward decriminalisation, the abolition of the death penalty, and international cooperation.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Human Rights Council could break new ground by adopting a resolution on drug policy under its own authority.
Our #HRC60 side event will explore reform as a tool to prevent human rights violations.
📅 Join us NEXT WEEK - 16 Sept, 14:00 (Geneva)
🔗 Info & online access:
Our #HRC60 side event will explore reform as a tool to prevent human rights violations.
📅 Join us NEXT WEEK - 16 Sept, 14:00 (Geneva)
🔗 Info & online access:
@politico.eu highlights The Thistle in Glasgow - the UK’s first supervised drug consumption facility – amid “Europe’s worst drug crisis”.
#GCDP Commissioners visited the site to learn about its role in saving lives, connecting people to support, & strengthening communities.
#HarmReduction
#GCDP Commissioners visited the site to learn about its role in saving lives, connecting people to support, & strengthening communities.
#HarmReduction
In the Calton district of Glasgow, NHS staff are pioneering new solutions to Europe’s worst drug crisis.
Amid Europe’s worst drug crisis, Glasgow is changing course
Health officials say the U.K’s first supervised drug clinic is saving lives. They’re still fighting to convince locals.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
@politico.eu highlights The Thistle in Glasgow - the UK’s first supervised drug consumption facility – amid “Europe’s worst drug crisis”.
#GCDP Commissioners visited the site to learn about its role in saving lives, connecting people to support, & strengthening communities.
#HarmReduction
#GCDP Commissioners visited the site to learn about its role in saving lives, connecting people to support, & strengthening communities.
#HarmReduction
On #OverdoseAwarenessDay (31 August), the #GCDP recalls @helenclarknz.bsky.social and Michel Kazatchkine‘s recent visit to The Thistle in Glasgow, where supervised consumption services are saving lives.
Since January, nearly 40 overdoses have been reversed at the site. #PublicHealth #HarmReduction
Since January, nearly 40 overdoses have been reversed at the site. #PublicHealth #HarmReduction
August 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
On #OverdoseAwarenessDay (31 August), the #GCDP recalls @helenclarknz.bsky.social and Michel Kazatchkine‘s recent visit to The Thistle in Glasgow, where supervised consumption services are saving lives.
Since January, nearly 40 overdoses have been reversed at the site. #PublicHealth #HarmReduction
Since January, nearly 40 overdoses have been reversed at the site. #PublicHealth #HarmReduction
El Comisionado de la #GCDP Juan Manuel Santos dijo a @es.rfi.fr que no implementar el acuerdo de paz en Colombia ha alimentado la violencia y niveles récord de producción de cocaína.
Hace un llamado a una política de drogas centrada en la salud y al diálogo para romper los ciclos de conflicto.
Hace un llamado a una política de drogas centrada en la salud y al diálogo para romper los ciclos de conflicto.
‘Este gobierno ha sido incapaz de llevar a cabo una implementación efectiva del acuerdo de paz’, dice expresidente Santos a RFI
‘Este gobierno ha sido incapaz de llevar a cabo una implementación efectiva del acuerdo de paz’, dice expresidente Santos a RFI
En diálogo exclusivo con Radio Francia Internacional, el expresidente de Colombia Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018), y Nobel de Paz en 2016, atribuyó la nueva ola de violencia en su país y el crecimiento récord en la producción de cocaína a la “no implementación del acuerdo de paz”. Santos citó el más reciente informe de la ONU, que ubica a Colombia como el mayor productor de cocaína en el mundo, con 253.000 hectáreas cultivadas en el 2023.
rfi.my
August 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM
El Comisionado de la #GCDP Juan Manuel Santos dijo a @es.rfi.fr que no implementar el acuerdo de paz en Colombia ha alimentado la violencia y niveles récord de producción de cocaína.
Hace un llamado a una política de drogas centrada en la salud y al diálogo para romper los ciclos de conflicto.
Hace un llamado a una política de drogas centrada en la salud y al diálogo para romper los ciclos de conflicto.
Commissioners @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Michel Kazatchkine joined @scottishgov.bsky.social’s @mareetodd.bsky.social & @glasgowcc.bsky.social’s Cllr Allan Casey to visit The Thistle safer drug consumption facility in Glasgow.
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📖 @irelandlive.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/bdhd73cx
Minister ‘worried’ about reports of needles on ground near drug consumption room
Scotland’s new drugs minister has said she is “worried” about reports local residents are witnessing a rise in crime and needles on the streets linked to the opening of the UK’s first drug consumption...
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July 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Commissioners @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Michel Kazatchkine joined @scottishgov.bsky.social’s @mareetodd.bsky.social & @glasgowcc.bsky.social’s Cllr Allan Casey to visit The Thistle safer drug consumption facility in Glasgow.
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📖 @irelandlive.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/bdhd73cx
Após o evento da #GCDP na @chathamhouse.org, o Comissário Juan Manuel Santos falou ao Jornalismo TV Cultura sobre descriminalização e regulação como caminhos fundamentais para políticas de drogas mais eficazes.
📺 Assista (a partir de 44:13): tinyurl.com/bdhxz2zv
#PolíticaDeDrogas #Descriminalização
📺 Assista (a partir de 44:13): tinyurl.com/bdhxz2zv
#PolíticaDeDrogas #Descriminalização
JORNAL DA CULTURA | 03/07/2025
YouTube video by Jornalismo TV Cultura
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July 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Após o evento da #GCDP na @chathamhouse.org, o Comissário Juan Manuel Santos falou ao Jornalismo TV Cultura sobre descriminalização e regulação como caminhos fundamentais para políticas de drogas mais eficazes.
📺 Assista (a partir de 44:13): tinyurl.com/bdhxz2zv
#PolíticaDeDrogas #Descriminalização
📺 Assista (a partir de 44:13): tinyurl.com/bdhxz2zv
#PolíticaDeDrogas #Descriminalização
#GCDP Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos tells @es.rfi.fr that failing to implement Colombia’s peace agreement has fueled violence and record cocaine production.
He calls for health-centered drug policy and sustained dialogue to break the cycle of conflict.
#DrugPolicy #Peacebuilding
He calls for health-centered drug policy and sustained dialogue to break the cycle of conflict.
#DrugPolicy #Peacebuilding
‘Este gobierno ha sido incapaz de llevar a cabo una implementación efectiva del acuerdo de paz’, dice expresidente Santos a RFI
‘Este gobierno ha sido incapaz de llevar a cabo una implementación efectiva del acuerdo de paz’, dice expresidente Santos a RFI
En diálogo exclusivo con Radio Francia Internacional, el expresidente de Colombia Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018), y Nobel de Paz en 2016, atribuyó la nueva ola de violencia en su país y el crecimiento récord en la producción de cocaína a la “no implementación del acuerdo de paz”. Santos citó el más reciente informe de la ONU, que ubica a Colombia como el mayor productor de cocaína en el mundo, con 253.000 hectáreas cultivadas en el 2023.
rfi.my
July 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#GCDP Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos tells @es.rfi.fr that failing to implement Colombia’s peace agreement has fueled violence and record cocaine production.
He calls for health-centered drug policy and sustained dialogue to break the cycle of conflict.
#DrugPolicy #Peacebuilding
He calls for health-centered drug policy and sustained dialogue to break the cycle of conflict.
#DrugPolicy #Peacebuilding