Hundreds of police officers carried out dawn drugs raids, serving one hundred warrants in three districts in Manchester, and addresses in Bolton, Stockport and Salford. […]
Head of UNODC announces senior advisory group on human rights
In a speech delivered today to both the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Crime Commission, Yury Fedotov, the Executive Director of the UN Office on […]
Existing drugs laws are harmful to individuals, communities and countries – Joint op-ed by HRI and the International Federation of the Red Cross
Below is an op-ed by HRI’s Executive Director Rick Lines and Dr Stefan Seebacher, head of the health department, International Federation of the Red Cross Red […]
Serbian Priest Kills Drug User
In 2009 an orthodox Catholic priest was the subject of media reports in Serbia for his centre’s grotesque beatings of people who use drugs. Nothing […]
Ireland considering the Swedish model against prostitution? Maybe not after all’ by Louise Persson
A surprisingly mixed crowd gathered on the 13th of October in Dublin at the Department of Justice for a conference to discuss the future of […]
Access to Legal Aid for People Who Use Drugs on UN agenda
World leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly’s 67th session in New York last week to discuss strengthening the rule of law. In the midst […]
Urgent Message to Harm Reduction International Supporters
Colleagues and friends, We are writing to update you on some urgent and serious developments here at Harm Reduction International. Harm Reduction International benefitted from […]
Harm Reduction is a requirement of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
In recent years it has become increasingly clear that international human rights monitors and mechanisms view harm reduction services as components of the right to the […]