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Safer Nightlife Comes into Effect in Copenhagen
17 June 2010
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 safer drinking and improve the quality if nightlife for… Read more
Harm Reduction International Board Member is recognised on the Queen's Birthday list
14 June 2010
Dr Alex Wodak, a member of Harm Reduction International Board, has been honoured on the Queen's Birthday with an Order of Australia, MEMBER (AM) in acknowledgment of his substantial contribution to… Read more
Changes to Harm Reduction International Board
11 June 2010
Harm Reduction International is pleased to announce changes to Harm Reduction International Board of Directors. Tasnim Azim and Liza Norman have been appointed to the Board, and Marcus Day, Bill… Read more
UN body warns against reintroduction of the death penalty for drug offences in Mauritius and advocates public health interventions as an alternative
25 May 2010
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 interventions designed to address drug related harm in the country, including the decriminalisation and legal prescription of buprenorphine (Subutex). Harm Reduction International… Read more
Harm Reduction International launches 'The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2010' report
17 May 2010
Harm Reduction International released a study on the death penalty for drug offences today on the opening day of the 19th session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice,… Read more
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Harm Reduction International launches 'What is Harm Reduction' briefing, in 11 different languages
29 April 2010
Harm Reduction International has a released a collection of documents known as the 'Whats is Harm Reduction' series. These briefings have been translated into various different languages including:… Read more
Harm Reduction International launches 'The Global State of Harm Reduction 2010: Key Issues for Broadening the Response' report
28 April 2010
Global State of Harm Reduction 2010 Published in April 2010 – The Global State of Harm Reduction 2010: Key Issues for Broadening the Response – is the second major report in the series. It… Read more
IHRA launches 'Through a harm reduction lens: Civil society engagement in multilateral decision making' report
27 April 2010
The importance of civil society involvement in international policy-making and decision-making processes is widely recognised and promoted as best practice. Civil society organisations have… Read more
Harm Reduction International launches '3 Cents' report
26 April 2010
Harm Reduction International's new '3 cents' report shows the small amount of money being invested in harm reduction. It is estimated that in 2007 approximately $160 million was invested in harm… Read more
Tajikistan Launches Prison Needle and Syringe Exchange
07 April 2010
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 Correction Affairs initiated a rapid assessment late last year in order to identify a prison for a pilot project, which led a decree in early 2010 commencing… Read more
