Health, rights and drugs — Harm reduction, decriminalization and zero discrimination for people who use drugs
“AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON THE WORLD DRUG PROBLEM . . . GOVERNMENTS CAME TOGETHER TO CHART A NEW PATH FORWARD THAT IS MORE EFFECTIVE AND HUMANE, AND LEAVES NO ONE BEHIND . . .
“IT IS VITAL THAT WE EXAMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WAR-ON-DRUGS APPROACH AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. DESPITE THE RISKS AND CHALLENGES INHERENT IN TACKLING THIS GLOBAL PROBLEM, I HOPE AND BELIEVE WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH, AND THAT, TOGETHER, WE CAN IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED, BALANCED AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT LEADS TO SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS.”
UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres 26 June 2017
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Guidance for prosecutors on HIV-related criminal cases.
Global Commitments, Local Action. After 40 years of AIDS, charting a course to end the pandemic
Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030
Supplement to the Report of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law “Risks, Rights & Health”