Global Report: Hundreds of people are executed for drug offences each year around the world, according to a new global survey published by the International […]
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European Commission and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime funding supporting programmes that lead to death sentences and executions
International counter-narcotics operations supported by European governments and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) are leading to people being sentenced to death and […]
UN body warns against reintroduction of the death penalty for drug offences in Mauritius and advocates public health interventions as an alternative
UN human rights monitors have warned against the reintroduction of the death penalty for drug offences in Mauritius, suggesting instead a range of public health […]
Harm Reduction is mentioned in the Millennium Development Goals report from the United Nations
The UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals released its outcome document earlier this month which states that by 2015 it hopes to have achieved […]
Overdose Awareness Day
International Overdose Awareness Day on 31st August, was first started by the Salvation Army in Australia back in 2001. IHRA has recently revamped its ’50 […]
IHRA releases Global State of Harm Reduction at a glance – Poster
Global State of Harm Reduction 2010 at a glance provides an overview of IHRA’s second major report in the Global State of Harm Reduction series, in […]
IHRA Working on the subject of alcohol harm reduction
With this project, the International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA) aims to identify and collect approximately 50 documents that provide the best information on the subject […]
Tajikistan Launches Prison Needle and Syringe Exchange
The United Nations Development Programme’s Country Office announced that needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) have started in prisons in Tajikistan. The Tajik government’s Department of […]
Safer Nightlife Comes into Effect in Copenhagen
Fifteen bars, and clubs in Copenhagen are making an effort to live up to certain health, safety and security criteria in a bid to encourage […]
UN Committee Calls on Poland to Improve Access to Harm Reduction
The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) has urged Poland to scale up access to antiretroviral therapy for people who use drugs […]