Publication Topic : Drug Policy
Letter to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs re: Bill S-10
“As front-line organizations, researchers and experts who work with people who use drugs, we write to express our opposition to Bill S-10, an Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts. … Bill S-10 represents an intensification of punishment and imprisonment in response to … Read more
Submission to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group, Tenth Session (2011) re: Review of Georgia
This submission draws attention to several key human rights priorities and provides recommendations for the Georgian government to better respect, protect and fulfill human rights, consistent with its international legal obligations, in areas of particular relevance to effective response to illicit drug use and HIV/AIDS.
Доступность профилактики и лечения ВИЧ инфекции для людей, употребляющих наркотики, и лиц, находящихся в местах лишения свободы
Доступность профилактики и лечения ВИЧ-инфекции для людей, употребляющих наркотики, и лиц, находящихся в местах лишения свободы, в Азербайджане, Казахстане, Кыргызстане, Таджикистане, Туркменистане и Узбекистане: Анализ законодательства и политики, Рекомендации для реформ В данном отчете представлен анализ национальных программ по ВИЧ и контролю наркотиков, законов гражданского и уголовного права и соответствующих правительственных постановлений и министерских приказов, … Read more
Accessibility of HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care Services for People who Use Drugs and Incarcerated People in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan: Legislative and Policy Analysis and Recommendations for Reform
This report analyses national programmes on HIV and drug control, administrative and criminal laws, and relevant governmental decrees and ministerial orders which were in effect in 2007-2009 in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. This report presents recommendations to governments for legislative and policy reform aimed at strengthening the national response to the HIV … Read more