International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
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The global network promoting drug policies grounded in social justice and human rights
🌱 From ancestral medicine to contemporary regulatory challenge, coca is under review.
On 3 Dec., in Vienna, this event will shed light on policy, rights, and evidentiary implications.
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On 3 Dec., in Vienna, this event will shed light on policy, rights, and evidentiary implications.
Join! 👇
Rethinking coca: Indigenous knowledge, science, and international drug policy
Join researchers, policymakers and Andean community voices at CEU Vienna to explore coca’s cultural, scientific and political dimensions — and what the WHO’s review means for global drug governance.
idpc.net
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🌱 From ancestral medicine to contemporary regulatory challenge, coca is under review.
On 3 Dec., in Vienna, this event will shed light on policy, rights, and evidentiary implications.
Join! 👇
On 3 Dec., in Vienna, this event will shed light on policy, rights, and evidentiary implications.
Join! 👇
📰 @drugreporter.bsky.social reports:
The recent home search of Hungarian political candidate Alexander Horváth shows how drug-related accusations are used for political intimidation.
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The recent home search of Hungarian political candidate Alexander Horváth shows how drug-related accusations are used for political intimidation.
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Weaponising the drug war: Police raid opposition candidate in Budapest
A recent search of the home of Hungarian political candidate Alexander Horváth highlights how drug-related accusations can be used as a tool for political intimidation.
idpc.net
October 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
📰 @drugreporter.bsky.social reports:
The recent home search of Hungarian political candidate Alexander Horváth shows how drug-related accusations are used for political intimidation.
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The recent home search of Hungarian political candidate Alexander Horváth shows how drug-related accusations are used for political intimidation.
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🌿WHO’s first-ever critical review of the coca leaf could finally end decades of injustice. We call for full descheduling!
Live transcripts of yesterday's public info session at:
Live transcripts of yesterday's public info session at:
48th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) - Public information session - 20 October 2025 - CND Blog
While the CND Blog usually covers meetings of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, we are exceptionally reporting on this public session of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence due to its direct relevance to the forthcoming CND vote on the scheduling of the coca leaf, expected in March 2026. The forty-eighth Expert Committee on Drug Dependence …
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October 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🌿WHO’s first-ever critical review of the coca leaf could finally end decades of injustice. We call for full descheduling!
Live transcripts of yesterday's public info session at:
Live transcripts of yesterday's public info session at:
Despite saving lives across Europe, barriers to #naloxone access and availability remain. This webinar explores ongoing advocacy to overcome them.
🗓️ 5 Nov.
⏰ 13:00 - 14:30 (CET)
📍 Online registration ↓↓↓
🗓️ 5 Nov.
⏰ 13:00 - 14:30 (CET)
📍 Online registration ↓↓↓
Scaling up naloxone access in Europe: overcoming challenges
This webinar highlights progress, persistent barriers, and advocacy efforts to expand this harm reduction intervention's life-saving availability.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Despite saving lives across Europe, barriers to #naloxone access and availability remain. This webinar explores ongoing advocacy to overcome them.
🗓️ 5 Nov.
⏰ 13:00 - 14:30 (CET)
📍 Online registration ↓↓↓
🗓️ 5 Nov.
⏰ 13:00 - 14:30 (CET)
📍 Online registration ↓↓↓
🌱 The WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) is holding its 48th meeting, with the coca leaf finally under critical review. A historic moment for evidence, equity, and Indigenous rights!
https://f.mtr.cool/zyxqikgorw
(🧵 1/5)
https://f.mtr.cool/zyxqikgorw
(🧵 1/5)
48th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD)
The WHO's ECDD meeting will assess the critical reviews of a handful of substances, including the coca leaf, guiding future international scheduling decisions, with major implications for Indigenous rights.
f.mtr.cool
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🌱 The WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) is holding its 48th meeting, with the coca leaf finally under critical review. A historic moment for evidence, equity, and Indigenous rights!
https://f.mtr.cool/zyxqikgorw
(🧵 1/5)
https://f.mtr.cool/zyxqikgorw
(🧵 1/5)
🚫 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:
📄 NEW IN @science.org! 🌱 Research shows coca & cocaine have been wrongly conflated in law — with harmful effects on science and rights. The coca review process is an opportunity for redress!
Scientific distinctions between coca and cocaine support policy reform
White et al. argue that scientific, cultural and legal evidence clearly distinguishes coca from cocaine — and that global drug policy must correct this long-standing misclassification rooted in colonial bias.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📄 NEW IN @science.org! 🌱 Research shows coca & cocaine have been wrongly conflated in law — with harmful effects on science and rights. The coca review process is an opportunity for redress!
Last week the #HRC60 made history. Resolution L.31 was adopted by consensus — placing human rights at the heart of global drug policy.
Read & share our analysis: https://f.mtr.cool/nmatmbscdf
Read & share our analysis: https://f.mtr.cool/nmatmbscdf
October 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Last week the #HRC60 made history. Resolution L.31 was adopted by consensus — placing human rights at the heart of global drug policy.
Read & share our analysis: https://f.mtr.cool/nmatmbscdf
Read & share our analysis: https://f.mtr.cool/nmatmbscdf
At the UNAIDS PCB Special Session, IDPC joined INPUD & HRI to warn against plans to 'sunset' UNAIDS.
An early closure would endanger progress on #HarmReduction & #HumanRights-
Read the statement:
An early closure would endanger progress on #HarmReduction & #HumanRights-
Read the statement:
Joint statement on the proposed sunsetting of UNAIDS - Special session of the Programme Coordinating Board (PCB)
IDPC joined INPUD and HRI in expressing deep concern over plans to “sunset” UNAIDS, warning that its premature closure would endanger progress on harm reduction and human rights.
f.mtr.cool
October 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
At the UNAIDS PCB Special Session, IDPC joined INPUD & HRI to warn against plans to 'sunset' UNAIDS.
An early closure would endanger progress on #HarmReduction & #HumanRights-
Read the statement:
An early closure would endanger progress on #HarmReduction & #HumanRights-
Read the statement:
🇨🇦 IDPC joins 200+ orgs worldwide urging Canada to show leadership for the @GlobalFund's 8th Replenishment. We call on PM @mark-carney.bsky.social to pledge CAD$1.37 bn.
Read & share the letter:
Read & share the letter:
Canada must show leadership for Global Fund’s 8th replenishment - Open letter
IDPC joins civil society worldwide in calling on Canada to reaffirm its leadership in global health by pledging CAD$1.37 billion to the Global Fund, saving millions of lives and strengthening global resilience.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🇨🇦 IDPC joins 200+ orgs worldwide urging Canada to show leadership for the @GlobalFund's 8th Replenishment. We call on PM @mark-carney.bsky.social to pledge CAD$1.37 bn.
Read & share the letter:
Read & share the letter:
🌱 THIS FRIDAY — Join experts, including Indigenous voices, exploring the coca leaf beyond Prohibition, towards justice, sustainability and the recognition of ancestral culture.
When? Fri. 17 Oct. 18:00
Where? SOAS University
More info:
When? Fri. 17 Oct. 18:00
Where? SOAS University
More info:
Coca talks - Futuro coca
This dialogue at SOAS explores the coca leaf beyond prohibition — as a bridge between Indigenous knowledge, environmental justice, and drug policy reform. Featuring voices from Colombia and beyond.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🌱 THIS FRIDAY — Join experts, including Indigenous voices, exploring the coca leaf beyond Prohibition, towards justice, sustainability and the recognition of ancestral culture.
When? Fri. 17 Oct. 18:00
Where? SOAS University
More info:
When? Fri. 17 Oct. 18:00
Where? SOAS University
More info:
⚖️ The #HRC60 just reset the terms of global drug policy. Res L.31, adopted by consensus, affirms this issue as firmly embedded within the human rights mandate.
🔎 Our analysis: https://f.mtr.cool/zxyezoyhfa
🔎 Our analysis: https://f.mtr.cool/zxyezoyhfa
October 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
⚖️ The #HRC60 just reset the terms of global drug policy. Res L.31, adopted by consensus, affirms this issue as firmly embedded within the human rights mandate.
🔎 Our analysis: https://f.mtr.cool/zxyezoyhfa
🔎 Our analysis: https://f.mtr.cool/zxyezoyhfa
🛑 Europe can’t punish its way out of drug problems — IDPC’s 6 asks call on the European Commission to commit to a balanced EU Drug Strategy.
📝 Full contribution: https://f.mtr.cool/qpjmozdixj
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📝 Full contribution: https://f.mtr.cool/qpjmozdixj
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October 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🛑 Europe can’t punish its way out of drug problems — IDPC’s 6 asks call on the European Commission to commit to a balanced EU Drug Strategy.
📝 Full contribution: https://f.mtr.cool/qpjmozdixj
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📝 Full contribution: https://f.mtr.cool/qpjmozdixj
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⏳ The deadline for UN nominations to the international drug control expert review panel approaches.
With 182 organisations worldwide, we urge UN Secretary-General António Guterres to appoint #Health & #HumanRights experts.
Share the open letter! 👇👇👇
With 182 organisations worldwide, we urge UN Secretary-General António Guterres to appoint #Health & #HumanRights experts.
Share the open letter! 👇👇👇
183 civil society groups urge UN Secretary-General to lead historic global drug policy review with a bold, inclusive and transformative vision
Global civil society groups call on the UN Secretary-General to ensure the independence, credibility and representativeness of the UN review's expert panel, and to champion meaningful, rights-affirming reform.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
⏳ The deadline for UN nominations to the international drug control expert review panel approaches.
With 182 organisations worldwide, we urge UN Secretary-General António Guterres to appoint #Health & #HumanRights experts.
Share the open letter! 👇👇👇
With 182 organisations worldwide, we urge UN Secretary-General António Guterres to appoint #Health & #HumanRights experts.
Share the open letter! 👇👇👇
❌ Punitive drug laws continue to fuel human rights violations.
🕊️ Our event at #HRC60 saw states and advocates call for the Council's adoption of a resolution centring human dignity.
WATCH:
🕊️ Our event at #HRC60 saw states and advocates call for the Council's adoption of a resolution centring human dignity.
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 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
❌ Punitive drug laws continue to fuel human rights violations.
🕊️ Our event at #HRC60 saw states and advocates call for the Council's adoption of a resolution centring human dignity.
WATCH:
🕊️ Our event at #HRC60 saw states and advocates call for the Council's adoption of a resolution centring human dignity.
WATCH:
🕯️ Singapore's execution of Datchinamurthy Kataiah, after hours of cruel uncertainty, should enliven calls for a #DeathPenalty moratorium.
@amnesty.org & @adpan.bsky.social:
@amnesty.org & @adpan.bsky.social:
Singapore: Cruel and unlawful drug-related execution of Malaysian man renews urgency for moratorium on executions
The execution after hours of uncertainty for the victim and his family has reignited international outrage and demands for a moratorium.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🕯️ Singapore's execution of Datchinamurthy Kataiah, after hours of cruel uncertainty, should enliven calls for a #DeathPenalty moratorium.
@amnesty.org & @adpan.bsky.social:
@amnesty.org & @adpan.bsky.social:
📝 The #CNDBlog is following this week’s thematic discussions at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
✍️ Transcripts of the morning & afternoon sessions (Prevention + Treatment & Health Services) are now online!
Follow the debate at:
✍️ Transcripts of the morning & afternoon sessions (Prevention + Treatment & Health Services) are now online!
Follow the debate at:
CND Blog
Live reporting from the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
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October 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
📝 The #CNDBlog is following this week’s thematic discussions at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
✍️ Transcripts of the morning & afternoon sessions (Prevention + Treatment & Health Services) are now online!
Follow the debate at:
✍️ Transcripts of the morning & afternoon sessions (Prevention + Treatment & Health Services) are now online!
Follow the debate at:
🚨 TOMORROW — CND Thematic Discussions start in Vienna! From health impacts to the coca leaf review, expect debates on growing dissent & ongoing crises — incl. #HarmReduction funding.
📺 Info & webcast:
📺 Info & webcast:
CND Intersessional meeting - Thematic discussions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration (Autumn 2025)
A CND event to review global drug policy progress, address urgent health challenges, and prepare for 2028 stock-taking and reforms.
f.mtr.cool
September 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚨 TOMORROW — CND Thematic Discussions start in Vienna! From health impacts to the coca leaf review, expect debates on growing dissent & ongoing crises — incl. #HarmReduction funding.
📺 Info & webcast:
📺 Info & webcast:
TOMORROW @ the UN CND!
As sweeping aid cuts threaten #HarmReduction at a time of deep need, join this hybrid event demanding renewed financial & political support
More info & online access: https://f.mtr.cool/xbitfcaicb
As sweeping aid cuts threaten #HarmReduction at a time of deep need, join this hybrid event demanding renewed financial & political support
More info & online access: https://f.mtr.cool/xbitfcaicb
September 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
TOMORROW @ the UN CND!
As sweeping aid cuts threaten #HarmReduction at a time of deep need, join this hybrid event demanding renewed financial & political support
More info & online access: https://f.mtr.cool/xbitfcaicb
As sweeping aid cuts threaten #HarmReduction at a time of deep need, join this hybrid event demanding renewed financial & political support
More info & online access: https://f.mtr.cool/xbitfcaicb
No trial, no evidence, no due process — in a worrying escalation of the US drug war, Trump ordered alleged smuggling boats destroyed, killing at least 17 people in the Caribbean.
America is blowing up boats and asking questions later
Trump’s drug war playbook looks disturbingly like Duterte’s, the Philippine leader now facing trial for crimes against humanity.
f.mtr.cool
September 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
No trial, no evidence, no due process — in a worrying escalation of the US drug war, Trump ordered alleged smuggling boats destroyed, killing at least 17 people in the Caribbean.
Dismantling @unaids.org in haste, as affected communities face intensified backlash, indicts the international community’s commitment to ending the epidemic.
UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation denounces measure:
UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation denounces measure:
With the HIV response in crisis, UNAIDS must not be sunset in 2026
The world cannot potentiate struggles to end the pandemic by dismantling the foremost international body coordinating the response.
f.mtr.cool
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Dismantling @unaids.org in haste, as affected communities face intensified backlash, indicts the international community’s commitment to ending the epidemic.
UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation denounces measure:
UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation denounces measure:
At the #HRC60 Dialogue with the EMRIP, IDPC and partners highlighted the colonial roots of the UN classification of the coca leaf and called for change.
Decolonising drug policy: Protecting the coca leaf and Indigenous rights – Statement to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
IDPC and five other organisations called on the UN to correct historic injustices, respect Indigenous perspectives, and address the harmful impacts of current drug policies.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
At the #HRC60 Dialogue with the EMRIP, IDPC and partners highlighted the colonial roots of the UN classification of the coca leaf and called for change.
At #HR25, IDPC ED @annfordham.bsky.social reflected on two decades of advocacy for #decriminalisation, from UN wins to ongoing backlash, calling for 'Decrim 2.0' — clearer in goals, deeper in solidarity.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
At #HR25, IDPC ED @annfordham.bsky.social reflected on two decades of advocacy for #decriminalisation, from UN wins to ongoing backlash, calling for 'Decrim 2.0' — clearer in goals, deeper in solidarity.
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International law is incompatible with the use of indiscriminate military force.
UN experts urge the US to end lawless ‘narco-terrorism’ war. https://f.mtr.cool/wmrdtgcnkt
UN experts urge the US to end lawless ‘narco-terrorism’ war. https://f.mtr.cool/wmrdtgcnkt
September 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
International law is incompatible with the use of indiscriminate military force.
UN experts urge the US to end lawless ‘narco-terrorism’ war. https://f.mtr.cool/wmrdtgcnkt
UN experts urge the US to end lawless ‘narco-terrorism’ war. https://f.mtr.cool/wmrdtgcnkt
International law is incompatible with the use of indiscriminate military force.
UN experts urge the US to end lawless ‘narco-terrorism’ war. https://f.mtr.cool/ujyiqzvqpk
UN experts urge the US to end lawless ‘narco-terrorism’ war. https://f.mtr.cool/ujyiqzvqpk
September 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
International law is incompatible with the use of indiscriminate military force.
UN experts urge the US to end lawless ‘narco-terrorism’ war. https://f.mtr.cool/ujyiqzvqpk
UN experts urge the US to end lawless ‘narco-terrorism’ war. https://f.mtr.cool/ujyiqzvqpk