International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
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The global network promoting drug policies grounded in social justice and human rights
Using the '#WarOnDrugs' to justify intervention only fuels violence and impunity. Latin America knows this script — and its costs.
We join partners worldwide to demand that sovereignty, human rights, and international law are not collateral damage.
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We join partners worldwide to demand that sovereignty, human rights, and international law are not collateral damage.
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Venezuela: No to the 'war on drugs' as a pretext for U.S. intervention
Civil society groups from around the world reject the 'war on drugs' narrative being used to justify pressure, interference, and intervention in Venezuela—warning of militarisation, human rights violations, and dangerous regional precedents.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Using the '#WarOnDrugs' to justify intervention only fuels violence and impunity. Latin America knows this script — and its costs.
We join partners worldwide to demand that sovereignty, human rights, and international law are not collateral damage.
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We join partners worldwide to demand that sovereignty, human rights, and international law are not collateral damage.
Read & share:
THIS WEEK: Words shape justice. Join this seminar to explore how inclusive, dignity-based language can advance human rights and transform criminal justice at the UN.
When? Friday, 9th Jan.
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When? Friday, 9th Jan.
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Our words matter: Advancing inclusive language and a human rights-based approach to criminal justice at the United Nations
Join this virtual seminar to learn how inclusive, dignity-based language can strengthen human rights and improve criminal justice outcomes at the UN.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
THIS WEEK: Words shape justice. Join this seminar to explore how inclusive, dignity-based language can advance human rights and transform criminal justice at the UN.
When? Friday, 9th Jan.
Where? Online - Register at:
When? Friday, 9th Jan.
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Framed as a fight against 'narcoterrorism' and an oil grab, the US military aggression in Venezuela constitutes a grave violation of the UN Charter, and should alarm anyone who believes in a rules-based international order.
Venezuela, democracy and oil
The US raid on Venezuela lays bare how anti-drugs discourse is shaking the foundations of the international legal order.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Framed as a fight against 'narcoterrorism' and an oil grab, the US military aggression in Venezuela constitutes a grave violation of the UN Charter, and should alarm anyone who believes in a rules-based international order.
Evidence from British Columbia shows decriminalisation reduced police interference with access to harm reduction — a key public health objective.
Rolling it back didn’t correct failure. It reversed progress.
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Rolling it back didn’t correct failure. It reversed progress.
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Policing and access to harm reduction services among young people who use drugs and young Indigenous people who use drugs before and after the pilot implementation of decriminalization of personal possession
McAdam et al. examine how decriminalisation reduced policing-related barriers to services, revealing important benefits for young people, including Indigenous.
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January 4, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Evidence from British Columbia shows decriminalisation reduced police interference with access to harm reduction — a key public health objective.
Rolling it back didn’t correct failure. It reversed progress.
Full study:
Rolling it back didn’t correct failure. It reversed progress.
Full study:
Rave as resistance — Faced with raids, humiliation and moral panic, Hungarian civil society turned public space into a dancefloor, to defend culture, dignity and freedom.
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Dance for freedom: Rave revolution in front of the Hungarian Parliament
Thousands gathered to protest Hungary's escalating police harassment of musicians, clubs and young people.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Rave as resistance — Faced with raids, humiliation and moral panic, Hungarian civil society turned public space into a dancefloor, to defend culture, dignity and freedom.
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'Narcoterrorism' doesn’t describe reality — but it does justify violence.
From drone strikes to mass killings, governments are reviving a new 'war on drugs'.
Watch our event on the human rights risks of this narrative:
From drone strikes to mass killings, governments are reviving a new 'war on drugs'.
Watch our event on the human rights risks of this narrative:
The ‘narcoterrorism’ threat: Exploring avenues to uphold human rights amidst a new 'war on drugs'
As the 'narcoterrorism' rhetoric is weaponised to intensify the 'war on drugs', this event explores its human rights consequences and the mechanisms needed to ensure accountability and protect international law.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
'Narcoterrorism' doesn’t describe reality — but it does justify violence.
From drone strikes to mass killings, governments are reviving a new 'war on drugs'.
Watch our event on the human rights risks of this narrative:
From drone strikes to mass killings, governments are reviving a new 'war on drugs'.
Watch our event on the human rights risks of this narrative:
The war on drugs isn’t just violent — it’s ecocidal.
Drug prohibition rewards secrecy and territorial control — while dumping environmental destruction on Indigenous and rural communities.
Another future is possible!
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Drug prohibition rewards secrecy and territorial control — while dumping environmental destruction on Indigenous and rural communities.
Another future is possible!
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From forest to dust: Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of the prohibition of the coca and cocaine production chain in the Amazon Basin and Brazil
Intersecção discusses how drug prohibition fuels deforestation, violence, and inequality across the region, linking the 'war on drugs' to the global climate crisis and calling for ecological harm reduction and rights-based regulation.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The war on drugs isn’t just violent — it’s ecocidal.
Drug prohibition rewards secrecy and territorial control — while dumping environmental destruction on Indigenous and rural communities.
Another future is possible!
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Drug prohibition rewards secrecy and territorial control — while dumping environmental destruction on Indigenous and rural communities.
Another future is possible!
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'There is no war. There is no legal basis. There is no excuse.'
On Human Rights Day, the UN Special Rapporteur condemned US killings justified by 'narcoterrorism'.
This narrative puts lives — and the law — at risk.
Read: https://f.mtr.cool/hkcdebfrsa
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On Human Rights Day, the UN Special Rapporteur condemned US killings justified by 'narcoterrorism'.
This narrative puts lives — and the law — at risk.
Read: https://f.mtr.cool/hkcdebfrsa
Watch:
The ‘narcoterrorism’ threat: Exploring avenues to uphold human rights amidst a new 'war on drugs'
As the 'narcoterrorism' rhetoric is weaponised to intensify the 'war on drugs', this event explores its human rights consequences and the mechanisms needed to ensure accountability and protect international law.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
'There is no war. There is no legal basis. There is no excuse.'
On Human Rights Day, the UN Special Rapporteur condemned US killings justified by 'narcoterrorism'.
This narrative puts lives — and the law — at risk.
Read: https://f.mtr.cool/hkcdebfrsa
Watch:
On Human Rights Day, the UN Special Rapporteur condemned US killings justified by 'narcoterrorism'.
This narrative puts lives — and the law — at risk.
Read: https://f.mtr.cool/hkcdebfrsa
Watch:
Compulsory “treatment” is not care — it’s punishment in disguise.
Doctors and nurses in British Columbia are drawing a clear line against coercive drug policy driven by fear, not evidence.
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Doctors and nurses in British Columbia are drawing a clear line against coercive drug policy driven by fear, not evidence.
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"We refuse": Health workers against involuntary care
The joint letter warns that expanding involuntary treatment in British Columbia would violate medical ethics, endanger patients, and deepen human rights harm, calling instead for evidence-based, voluntary, community-led care.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Compulsory “treatment” is not care — it’s punishment in disguise.
Doctors and nurses in British Columbia are drawing a clear line against coercive drug policy driven by fear, not evidence.
👉 Full statement:
Doctors and nurses in British Columbia are drawing a clear line against coercive drug policy driven by fear, not evidence.
👉 Full statement:
HIV doesn’t spread in a vacuum.
Enabled by a dearth of harm reduction, Fiji is experiencing one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics.
This is the cost of neglect. And a call to action. #HarmReductionSavesLives
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Enabled by a dearth of harm reduction, Fiji is experiencing one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics.
This is the cost of neglect. And a call to action. #HarmReductionSavesLives
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Fiji’s HIV epidemic escalates: New rapid assessment highlights urgent gaps in access to safe injecting equipment, HIV prevention, and stigma-free care among people who inject drugs
The lack of harm reduction services is accelerating one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics, underscoring urgent needs for sterile drug use equipment, community-led outreach, and an evidence-based national response.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
HIV doesn’t spread in a vacuum.
Enabled by a dearth of harm reduction, Fiji is experiencing one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics.
This is the cost of neglect. And a call to action. #HarmReductionSavesLives
👉 Full story:
Enabled by a dearth of harm reduction, Fiji is experiencing one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics.
This is the cost of neglect. And a call to action. #HarmReductionSavesLives
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🇪🇺 A “balanced” EU Drug Strategy? Not quite.
The Commission is reviving alarmism & doubling down on enforcement — at real cost to health and human rights.
What must change before it’s too late:
The Commission is reviving alarmism & doubling down on enforcement — at real cost to health and human rights.
What must change before it’s too late:
Why Member States must rebalance the EU Drug Strategy – before it’s too late
The European Commission's new Drug Strategy promotes a worrying security-driven 'drug threat' narrative that fails to prioritise health and human rights over punishment.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🇪🇺 A “balanced” EU Drug Strategy? Not quite.
The Commission is reviving alarmism & doubling down on enforcement — at real cost to health and human rights.
What must change before it’s too late:
The Commission is reviving alarmism & doubling down on enforcement — at real cost to health and human rights.
What must change before it’s too late:
Military strikes on civilian vessels. Over 80 people killed. ‘Narcoterrorism’ is being used to cover up arbitrary violence in the name of the 'drug war'.
Catch the full event recording (English, español, português): https://f.mtr.cool/iixgjyuxop
Catch the full event recording (English, español, português): https://f.mtr.cool/iixgjyuxop
December 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Military strikes on civilian vessels. Over 80 people killed. ‘Narcoterrorism’ is being used to cover up arbitrary violence in the name of the 'drug war'.
Catch the full event recording (English, español, português): https://f.mtr.cool/iixgjyuxop
Catch the full event recording (English, español, português): https://f.mtr.cool/iixgjyuxop
Five years. Big promises. Little progress.
From harm reduction to human rights, UNODC stalled under Ghada Waly. What went wrong — and what must change next?
🔎 Read on, in the #IDPCblog:
From harm reduction to human rights, UNODC stalled under Ghada Waly. What went wrong — and what must change next?
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A lost five years? New leadership on the horizon as Ghada Waly departs UNODC
Ghada Waly’s quiet exit masks the loud problems consuming UNODC, heightening the urgency for new leadership to reset the agency’s course.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Five years. Big promises. Little progress.
From harm reduction to human rights, UNODC stalled under Ghada Waly. What went wrong — and what must change next?
🔎 Read on, in the #IDPCblog:
From harm reduction to human rights, UNODC stalled under Ghada Waly. What went wrong — and what must change next?
🔎 Read on, in the #IDPCblog:
How do we stop ‘narcoterrorism’ narratives from eroding international human rights law?
UN & civil society colleagues unpacked the risks, harms and ways forward.
Full recording in EN/ES/PT: https://f.mtr.cool/ymdqfroxlv
UN & civil society colleagues unpacked the risks, harms and ways forward.
Full recording in EN/ES/PT: https://f.mtr.cool/ymdqfroxlv
December 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
How do we stop ‘narcoterrorism’ narratives from eroding international human rights law?
UN & civil society colleagues unpacked the risks, harms and ways forward.
Full recording in EN/ES/PT: https://f.mtr.cool/ymdqfroxlv
UN & civil society colleagues unpacked the risks, harms and ways forward.
Full recording in EN/ES/PT: https://f.mtr.cool/ymdqfroxlv
‘Narcoterrorism’ has become a powerful tool of dehumanisation—turning people into targets and justifying violence.
🔴 Watch the event recording (EN/ES/PT) to hear experts unpack how this narrative fuels a new ‘war on drugs’ and how we resist it: https://f.mtr.cool/ljbroqpqjj
🔴 Watch the event recording (EN/ES/PT) to hear experts unpack how this narrative fuels a new ‘war on drugs’ and how we resist it: https://f.mtr.cool/ljbroqpqjj
December 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
‘Narcoterrorism’ has become a powerful tool of dehumanisation—turning people into targets and justifying violence.
🔴 Watch the event recording (EN/ES/PT) to hear experts unpack how this narrative fuels a new ‘war on drugs’ and how we resist it: https://f.mtr.cool/ljbroqpqjj
🔴 Watch the event recording (EN/ES/PT) to hear experts unpack how this narrative fuels a new ‘war on drugs’ and how we resist it: https://f.mtr.cool/ljbroqpqjj
The EU must do better: the proposed policing-first approach of the draft Strategy presented by the Commission sidelines harm reduction and omits key human rights guidance.
With 80+ orgs, we call for a balanced, health-centred and rights-based approach!
With 80+ orgs, we call for a balanced, health-centred and rights-based approach!
New EU Drug Strategy risks undermining health, harm reduction and human rights - Joint letter by 84 civil society organisations
We join 83 organisations urging EU Member States to revise the proposed Drug Strategy and reject a trafficking-only Action Plan, to ensure harm reduction, health and human rights remain central to EU drug policy.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The EU must do better: the proposed policing-first approach of the draft Strategy presented by the Commission sidelines harm reduction and omits key human rights guidance.
With 80+ orgs, we call for a balanced, health-centred and rights-based approach!
With 80+ orgs, we call for a balanced, health-centred and rights-based approach!
Many women who use drugs in #SouthAsia are imprisoned for minor drug offences, cutting them off from vital health and social services.
TRCWUD calls for gender-sensitive, health-centred drug policies that provide safe & voluntary support. Learn more: bit.ly/4prvw9A
TRCWUD calls for gender-sensitive, health-centred drug policies that provide safe & voluntary support. Learn more: bit.ly/4prvw9A
December 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Many women who use drugs in #SouthAsia are imprisoned for minor drug offences, cutting them off from vital health and social services.
TRCWUD calls for gender-sensitive, health-centred drug policies that provide safe & voluntary support. Learn more: bit.ly/4prvw9A
TRCWUD calls for gender-sensitive, health-centred drug policies that provide safe & voluntary support. Learn more: bit.ly/4prvw9A
‘Narcoterrorism’ is back in official discourse across the Americas – with deadly consequences. 🎯
Watch our event for #HumanRightsDay (EN/ES/PT) with UN & civil society experts on how to defend human rights amid this new ‘war on drugs’
https://f.mtr.cool/cwblwjuhbe
Watch our event for #HumanRightsDay (EN/ES/PT) with UN & civil society experts on how to defend human rights amid this new ‘war on drugs’
https://f.mtr.cool/cwblwjuhbe
December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
‘Narcoterrorism’ is back in official discourse across the Americas – with deadly consequences. 🎯
Watch our event for #HumanRightsDay (EN/ES/PT) with UN & civil society experts on how to defend human rights amid this new ‘war on drugs’
https://f.mtr.cool/cwblwjuhbe
Watch our event for #HumanRightsDay (EN/ES/PT) with UN & civil society experts on how to defend human rights amid this new ‘war on drugs’
https://f.mtr.cool/cwblwjuhbe
❌ Harm reduction saves lives, but funding is collapsing.
🕊️ On #HumanRightsDay, we recall this recent dialogue w/ UN, States & communities, stressing the importance of political courage for a rights-based approach.
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🕊️ On #HumanRightsDay, we recall this recent dialogue w/ UN, States & communities, stressing the importance of political courage for a rights-based approach.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
❌ Harm reduction saves lives, but funding is collapsing.
🕊️ On #HumanRightsDay, we recall this recent dialogue w/ UN, States & communities, stressing the importance of political courage for a rights-based approach.
Watch:
🕊️ On #HumanRightsDay, we recall this recent dialogue w/ UN, States & communities, stressing the importance of political courage for a rights-based approach.
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Drug policies disproportionately target minority groups in #Australia, driving stigma and violating human rights.
Uniting provides harm reduction services and works with people with lived experience to push for rights-based reform. Learn more: bit.ly/4rJnHh6
Uniting provides harm reduction services and works with people with lived experience to push for rights-based reform. Learn more: bit.ly/4rJnHh6
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Drug policies disproportionately target minority groups in #Australia, driving stigma and violating human rights.
Uniting provides harm reduction services and works with people with lived experience to push for rights-based reform. Learn more: bit.ly/4rJnHh6
Uniting provides harm reduction services and works with people with lived experience to push for rights-based reform. Learn more: bit.ly/4rJnHh6
Punitive drug laws disproportionately harm women in marginalised communities, limiting access to socioeconomic opportunities.
RWASH empowers rural women who use drugs and advocates for drug policy reform to build safer communities for all. Learn more: rwash.org
RWASH empowers rural women who use drugs and advocates for drug policy reform to build safer communities for all. Learn more: rwash.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Punitive drug laws disproportionately harm women in marginalised communities, limiting access to socioeconomic opportunities.
RWASH empowers rural women who use drugs and advocates for drug policy reform to build safer communities for all. Learn more: rwash.org
RWASH empowers rural women who use drugs and advocates for drug policy reform to build safer communities for all. Learn more: rwash.org
This #HumanRightsDay, we celebrate a recent breakthrough: Human Rights Council Resolution 60/26, which strengthens the OHCHR's role and expands normative guidance — from harm reduction to Indigenous and environmental rights.
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The Human Rights Council asserts its role in drug policy at a time of global change
The Human Rights Council’s latest resolution on drug policy marks a turning point, reaffirming that drug control is a human-rights issue, and calling for person-centred, inclusive, and accountable approaches.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This #HumanRightsDay, we celebrate a recent breakthrough: Human Rights Council Resolution 60/26, which strengthens the OHCHR's role and expands normative guidance — from harm reduction to Indigenous and environmental rights.
Read on:
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Quiet exit, loud problems. Ghada Waly leaves @UNODC facing urgent operational and political challenges.
New leadership must restore the agency's relevance and commit to a rights-based approach.
Our analysis, for #HumanRightsDay: https://f.mtr.cool/qhbyoadhgu
New leadership must restore the agency's relevance and commit to a rights-based approach.
Our analysis, for #HumanRightsDay: https://f.mtr.cool/qhbyoadhgu
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Quiet exit, loud problems. Ghada Waly leaves @UNODC facing urgent operational and political challenges.
New leadership must restore the agency's relevance and commit to a rights-based approach.
Our analysis, for #HumanRightsDay: https://f.mtr.cool/qhbyoadhgu
New leadership must restore the agency's relevance and commit to a rights-based approach.
Our analysis, for #HumanRightsDay: https://f.mtr.cool/qhbyoadhgu
Criminalising drug use doesn’t make communities safer. It pushes people into unsafe conditions and limits access to healthcare.
CPHI #Nigeria documents the harms of punitive drug laws and shows how health-based approaches can save lives. Learn more: bit.ly/4pr2Oph
CPHI #Nigeria documents the harms of punitive drug laws and shows how health-based approaches can save lives. Learn more: bit.ly/4pr2Oph
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Criminalising drug use doesn’t make communities safer. It pushes people into unsafe conditions and limits access to healthcare.
CPHI #Nigeria documents the harms of punitive drug laws and shows how health-based approaches can save lives. Learn more: bit.ly/4pr2Oph
CPHI #Nigeria documents the harms of punitive drug laws and shows how health-based approaches can save lives. Learn more: bit.ly/4pr2Oph