West Africa Drug Policy Network
@wadpn.bsky.social
📍 West Africa
We believe in evidence-based drug policy grounded on public health and human rights. 💚
We believe in evidence-based drug policy grounded on public health and human rights. 💚
In Ghana and Nigeria, punitive drug laws have contributed to prison overcrowding, HIV prevalence, and the isolation of people from healthcare systems...
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Marginalised people must not be harmed - WADPN - MyJoyOnline
Across West Africa, the criminalisation of people who use drugs, sex workers, and people with diverse sexual orientations (PWDSO) continues to deepen cycles of poverty, stigma, disease, and violence.
www.myjoyonline.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In Ghana and Nigeria, punitive drug laws have contributed to prison overcrowding, HIV prevalence, and the isolation of people from healthcare systems...
Read more: www.myjoyonline.com/marginalised...
Read more: www.myjoyonline.com/marginalised...
...across West Africa, the criminalisation of vulnerable people, and people with diverse sexual orientations, continues to deepen cycles of poverty, stigma, disease, and violence. We therefore call on national governments & ECOWAS to #ActNow
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Group calls on FG, ECOWAS to protect marginalised individuals, human rights
WADPN and its partners have called on ECOWAS, Ghana, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso to take immediate and decisive steps
guardian.ng
August 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
...across West Africa, the criminalisation of vulnerable people, and people with diverse sexual orientations, continues to deepen cycles of poverty, stigma, disease, and violence. We therefore call on national governments & ECOWAS to #ActNow
Read more: guardian.ng/news/group-c...
Read more: guardian.ng/news/group-c...
In case you missed our webinar on Human Rights Advocacy in West Africa: Progress, Challenges, and Pathways to Putting People First, here is a link to access the recording! youtu.be/BJHkWWoizSk
#WADPN #HumanRights #WestAfrica #PeopleFirst #LGBTQI #SewWorkers #PWUD
#WADPN #HumanRights #WestAfrica #PeopleFirst #LGBTQI #SewWorkers #PWUD
Regional Webi: Human Rights Advocacy in West Africa/Défense des droits humains en Afrique de l'Ouest
YouTube video by West Africa Drug Policy Network
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July 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In case you missed our webinar on Human Rights Advocacy in West Africa: Progress, Challenges, and Pathways to Putting People First, here is a link to access the recording! youtu.be/BJHkWWoizSk
#WADPN #HumanRights #WestAfrica #PeopleFirst #LGBTQI #SewWorkers #PWUD
#WADPN #HumanRights #WestAfrica #PeopleFirst #LGBTQI #SewWorkers #PWUD
Did you miss our webinar on Inclusive Decision-Making for #PWUD, #SexWorkers, and #PWDSO: Living the Principle of 'Nothing About Us, Without Us'?
You can watch the recording via this link: youtu.be/Tx7DMDPATjw.
#WADPN #WestAfrica #Inclusion #RegionalAdvocacy
You can watch the recording via this link: youtu.be/Tx7DMDPATjw.
#WADPN #WestAfrica #Inclusion #RegionalAdvocacy
Regional Webinar: Living the Principle of 'Nothing About Us, Without Us'
YouTube video by West Africa Drug Policy Network
youtu.be
May 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Did you miss our webinar on Inclusive Decision-Making for #PWUD, #SexWorkers, and #PWDSO: Living the Principle of 'Nothing About Us, Without Us'?
You can watch the recording via this link: youtu.be/Tx7DMDPATjw.
#WADPN #WestAfrica #Inclusion #RegionalAdvocacy
You can watch the recording via this link: youtu.be/Tx7DMDPATjw.
#WADPN #WestAfrica #Inclusion #RegionalAdvocacy
It's #WorldHealthDay!
The health & well-being of people who use drugs, sex workers, & people with diverse sexual orientations is a top priority; let's make it a reality for everyone, especially in #WestAfrica.
#HealthyCommunities #WADPN #HarmReduction #CommunityHealth #PutPeopleFirst
The health & well-being of people who use drugs, sex workers, & people with diverse sexual orientations is a top priority; let's make it a reality for everyone, especially in #WestAfrica.
#HealthyCommunities #WADPN #HarmReduction #CommunityHealth #PutPeopleFirst
April 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It's #WorldHealthDay!
The health & well-being of people who use drugs, sex workers, & people with diverse sexual orientations is a top priority; let's make it a reality for everyone, especially in #WestAfrica.
#HealthyCommunities #WADPN #HarmReduction #CommunityHealth #PutPeopleFirst
The health & well-being of people who use drugs, sex workers, & people with diverse sexual orientations is a top priority; let's make it a reality for everyone, especially in #WestAfrica.
#HealthyCommunities #WADPN #HarmReduction #CommunityHealth #PutPeopleFirst
Reposted by West Africa Drug Policy Network
The #WorldDrugReport2024's chapter on the #RightToHealth missed the mark, sidelinening years of UN human rights guidance on harm reduction & decriminalisation.
Our latest report explores how UNODC favoured political expediency over #HumanRights standards.
idpc.net/publications...
Our latest report explores how UNODC favoured political expediency over #HumanRights standards.
idpc.net/publications...
The World Drug Report 2024: A failed attempt to reframe the right to health of people who use drugs
IDPC's assessment of the World Drug Report's chapter on the right to health suggests that UNODC prioritises its own policy interests over reflecting the negative impacts of the 'war on drugs' and the ...
idpc.net
January 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The #WorldDrugReport2024's chapter on the #RightToHealth missed the mark, sidelinening years of UN human rights guidance on harm reduction & decriminalisation.
Our latest report explores how UNODC favoured political expediency over #HumanRights standards.
idpc.net/publications...
Our latest report explores how UNODC favoured political expediency over #HumanRights standards.
idpc.net/publications...