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The global network promoting drug policies grounded in social justice and human rights
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
October 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This call is co-led by our friends at @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social & @theslf.org, who also host an event to mobilise support for the Global Fund’s replenishment.

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October 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
⚖️ 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
October 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
6. Strengthen the European Union’s role at the UN — At a time when the multilateral system is threatened by reactionary ideology, the EU must lead with health and rights, showing leadership in supporting key UN norms and guidance.
October 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
5. Enable policy innovation — Dialogue and learning around pioneering policy experiments by EU Member States — including in relation to decriminalisation and responsible regulation — should be promoted by the new Strategy.
October 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
4. Prioritise harm reduction and the right to health — Well-funded, scaled-up programmes, as well as support for their evaluation and refinement, are essential.
October 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
3. Reinforce an evidence- and rights-based approach — The SDGs and latest international guidance on drug policy and its alignment with rights protections should be prioritised.
October 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
2. Safeguard civil society participation — With authoritarian rule on the rise, the Strategy should show leadership in protecting advocates and affected communities, ensuring participation and accountability mechanisms.
October 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
1. Avoid an overemphasis on supply reduction — Punitive approaches have failed to reduce the drug market and fuel human rights abuses. A balanced approach calls for action plans and resources for all pillars, not just supply reduction.
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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October 8, 2025 at 10:02 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
September 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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
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/ujyiqzvqpk
September 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NEXT WEEK: #HarmReduction saves lives, yet global funding gaps keep growing. This hybrid side event at the CND will spotlight urgent needs & push for real commitments.

Info & access: https://f.mtr.cool/yathmpfbtj
September 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
ASEAN ministers are meeting this week to discuss the future of the region's drug policies. As #Singapore announced plans to execute more people, the region must change the course of its drug policies. See the civil society submission with recommendations: idpc.net/publications...
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
How can drug policy uphold dignity rather than fuel stigma? Colombia has a plan.

🔴 WATCH THE RECORDING: https://idpc.net/events/2025/06/support-don-t-punish-advancing-towards-a-health-and-human-rights-based-approach-to-drug-policy
August 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
What we currently have is laws that torpedo care. Dr. Mofokeng urges a shift that puts people—not punishment—at the centre of drug policy.

🔴  WATCH THE RECORDING: https://idpc.net/events/2025/06/support-don-t-punish-advancing-towards-a-health-and-human-rights-based-approach-to-drug-policy
August 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Punitive drug policies haven’t worked. Around the world, alternatives are being trialled with success. Important conversation from the UN in Geneva.

🔴 WATCH THE RECORDING: https://idpc.net/events/2025/06/support-don-t-punish-advancing-towards-a-health-and-human-rights-based-approach-to-drug-policy
July 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
People who use drugs are leading change. Their voices were central in this landmark discussion on #DrugPolicyReform based on health & rights.

🔴 WATCH THE RECORDING: https://idpc.net/events/2025/06/support-don-t-punish-advancing-towards-a-health-and-human-rights-based-approach-to-drug-policy
July 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
✨THANK YOU!✨ To all who take action in over 260 cities of 78 countries around 26 June!

Against rising violence and neglect, we mobilise with courage & care for decriminalisation, harm reduction & community leadership!✊🌺 #SupportDontPunish 💚

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June 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The IDPC network is committed to protecting #health and #humanrights.

At today’s #SupportDontPunish side event at #HRC59, IDPC's Marie Nougier pushed back on the idea that decrim is a foreign concept — reminding states that rights-based drug policy is an imperative.
June 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🔴 LIVE from #HRC59: #SupportDontPunish side event on the urgent need for drug policy reform — centring decriminalisation, harm reduction, and the right to health.

States, UN officials, civil society & community voices call for dignity, not punishment.
June 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Across time zones, the IDPC team stands in solidarity with everyone taking action around 26 June to build fairer futures for each other, and the ones who will come after us. 💚

As we have done for over 12 years, we say it loud and clear: #SupportDontPunish
June 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
📝 New IDPC joint submission to the UN:
Militarised drug policies fuel extrajudicial killings worldwide. The “war on drugs” empowers violent enforcement, dehumanises people who use drugs, and shields abuses from accountability.

Read on: idpc.net/publications...
June 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🛑 When harm reduction is underfunded, people's health is put at risk. This paper & related event urge the European Union to fund evidence-based services accountable to communities.

Read on: idpc.net/publications...

Join the #EU4HBoost webinar: idpc.net/events/2025/...
June 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM