International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
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The global network promoting drug policies grounded in social justice and human rights
Small erratum re: time in Washington D.C., where the event will take place at 9:00 AM.
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Small erratum re: time in Washington D.C., where the event will take place at 9:00 AM.
On Intn'l Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we highlight the pervasive, often hidden violence faced by women & gender-diverse people who use drugs.
Criminalisation, stigma, and punitive systems fuel harm + must be tackled as part of ending GBV. #EVAWUD2025 @whrinetwork.bsky.social
Criminalisation, stigma, and punitive systems fuel harm + must be tackled as part of ending GBV. #EVAWUD2025 @whrinetwork.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
On Intn'l Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we highlight the pervasive, often hidden violence faced by women & gender-diverse people who use drugs.
Criminalisation, stigma, and punitive systems fuel harm + must be tackled as part of ending GBV. #EVAWUD2025 @whrinetwork.bsky.social
Criminalisation, stigma, and punitive systems fuel harm + must be tackled as part of ending GBV. #EVAWUD2025 @whrinetwork.bsky.social
🇨🇦 #HarmReduction measures may not be 'popular', but they're lifesaving.
B.C Human Rights Commissioner calls on gov to embrace compassion: https://f.mtr.cool/vdzecddndx
B.C Human Rights Commissioner calls on gov to embrace compassion: https://f.mtr.cool/vdzecddndx
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🇨🇦 #HarmReduction measures may not be 'popular', but they're lifesaving.
B.C Human Rights Commissioner calls on gov to embrace compassion: https://f.mtr.cool/vdzecddndx
B.C Human Rights Commissioner calls on gov to embrace compassion: https://f.mtr.cool/vdzecddndx
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
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.
Register to join: https://f.mtr.cool/lmumskkmpj
Register to join: https://f.mtr.cool/lmumskkmpj
October 14, 2025 at 7:31 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.
Register to join: https://f.mtr.cool/lmumskkmpj
Register to join: https://f.mtr.cool/lmumskkmpj
⚖️ 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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
🛑 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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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
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
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
Info & access: https://f.mtr.cool/yathmpfbtj
September 23, 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
Info & access: https://f.mtr.cool/yathmpfbtj
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
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...
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
🔴 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
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
🔴 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
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
🔴 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
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
🔴 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
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
🔴 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
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
🔴 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
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
🔴 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
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
🔴 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
✨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 💚
Share your beautiful photos pls!
Against rising violence and neglect, we mobilise with courage & care for decriminalisation, harm reduction & community leadership!✊🌺 #SupportDontPunish 💚
Share your beautiful photos pls!
June 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
✨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 💚
Share your beautiful photos pls!
Against rising violence and neglect, we mobilise with courage & care for decriminalisation, harm reduction & community leadership!✊🌺 #SupportDontPunish 💚
Share your beautiful photos pls!
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.
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
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.
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.
🔴 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.
States, UN officials, civil society & community voices call for dignity, not punishment.
June 27, 2025 at 12:03 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.
States, UN officials, civil society & community voices call for dignity, not punishment.