Global Commission on Drug Policy

Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations The event will explore how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations, broaden discussions beyond health, and highlight pathways toward decriminalisation, the abolition of the death penalty, and international cooperation.

🚫 For too long, global drug control has ignored the human cost.

At #HRC60, w @globalcdp.bsky.social, we called for drug policies that ensure human rights compliance at every level.

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Comm'rs @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Michel Kazatchkine met w/ @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social, German Federal Government Commissioner for Drug & Addiction Policy, to discuss nat'l reforms, European developments, & global cooperation on health- & evidence- based #DrugPolicy.
📸 @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social

Beyond punishment: From criminal justice responses to drug policy reform - Global Commission on Drug Policy

On #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty, we reaffirm: capital punishment for drug offenses violates international law, fuels inequality, and fails to deter use or trafficking.

Drug policies must protect life, dignity, and human rights.

👉Read our latest report:
tinyurl.com/2v6aep9f

Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss met with Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of @un-habitat.bsky.social, to exchange ideas on promoting cities that prioritize health, inclusion & resilience.

Collaboration is essential for people-centered urban development.

#UrbanHealth #ForumOfMayors #SDGs

Comm'r Ruth Dreifuss, official spokesperson at the 5th meeting of the UN #ForumOfMayors, highlighted how cities are on the front line of public health. By addressing inequalities, protecting human rights & supporting community-led responses, mayors can build healthier, stronger cities.
#UrbanHealth

During #HRC60, Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss met w/ Pakistan’s Minister of State for Law and Justice, Barrister Aqeel Malik, to discuss aligning drug policies w/ human rights principles, promoting evidence- and rights-based reforms, & strengthening int'l cooperation.

#DrugPolicy #HumanRights #GCDP

🧵 3/3 Read the #UNDP discussion paper: www.undp.org/publications...

🧵 2/3 Keynote speaker Commissioner Ernesto Zedillo highlighted the human, social, and economic costs of punitive drug prohibition, stressing the urgent need to move beyond the old conventions and adopt approaches centered on health, rights, and sustainable development.

🧵 1/3 At #UNGA80, the #GCDP co-hosted a side event launching @UNDP's third discussion paper on drug policy & development.

Our CEO and President, Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D., met with former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, on the sidelines of the #UNGA to discuss NCDs and the critical role of leadership in addressing the present challenges and opportunities facing public health.

The #GCDP Secretariat delivered, on behalf of Comm'r Anand Grover, the keynote at a roundtable during #HRC60. The discussion focused on accountability & remedies for human rights violations linked to drug control, guided by the International Guidelines on Human Rights & Drug Policy.

#HumanRights

Beyond punishment: From criminal justice responses to drug policy reform - Global Commission on Drug Policy

🧵 4/4: Explore our report to learn more about how drug policy reforms can prevent systemic human rights violations and promote health, dignity and equity.

📖 Read here: globalcommissionondrugs.org/gcdp-reports...

#DrugPolicy #HumanRights #HRC60

🧵 3/4: The event brought together @inpud.bsky.social, #OHCHR, Marta Machado (National Secretary for Drug Policy, Brazil), H.E. Ambassador Gustavo Gallón (Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN) and Charity Monareng (Students for Sensible Drug Policy International (SSDP Intl).

🧵 2/4: Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss delivered the keynote, sharing findings from the Global Commission’s 2024 report on the impacts of criminal justice responses to drugs.

🧵 1/4: At #HRC60, the #GCDP and @idpc.net co-organized a side event on how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations.

The discussion emphasized abolition of the death penalty, international cooperation, and decriminalization as key pathways.

Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations The event will explore how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations, broaden discussions beyond health, and highlight pathways toward decriminalisation, the abolition of the death penalty, and international cooperation.

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Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations The event will explore how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations, broaden discussions beyond health, and highlight pathways toward decriminalisation, the abolition of the death penalty, and international cooperation.

The Human Rights Council could break new ground by adopting a resolution on drug policy under its own authority. 

Our #HRC60 side event will explore reform as a tool to prevent human rights violations.

📅 Join us NEXT WEEK - 16 Sept, 14:00 (Geneva)
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@politico.eu highlights The Thistle in Glasgow - the UK’s first supervised drug consumption facility – amid “Europe’s worst drug crisis”.

#GCDP Commissioners visited the site to learn about its role in saving lives, connecting people to support, & strengthening communities.

#HarmReduction

Global drug policy experts visit The Thistle - Scottish Drugs Forum Members of the Global Commission on Drug Policy met with staff and politicians at The Thistle on Thursday,…

Overdose is preventable. Harm reduction works. Communities thrive when health and care guide drug policy.

📖 Read more in the @scottishdrugsforum.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/mv74wjcz

and the #GCDP recent report: globalcommissionondrugs.org/gcdp-reports...

Supervised consumption sites like The Thistle save lives by reducing overdose deaths, preventing disease transmission, and connecting people to health and social services.

They also strengthen community safety and reduce public harms. #OverdoseAwarenessDay

On #OverdoseAwarenessDay (31 August), the #GCDP recalls @helenclarknz.bsky.social and Michel Kazatchkine‘s recent visit to The Thistle in Glasgow, where supervised consumption services are saving lives.

Since January, nearly 40 overdoses have been reversed at the site. #PublicHealth #HarmReduction

El Comisionado de la #GCDP Juan Manuel Santos dijo a @es.rfi.fr que no implementar el acuerdo de paz en Colombia ha alimentado la violencia y niveles récord de producción de cocaína.

Hace un llamado a una política de drogas centrada en la salud y al diálogo para romper los ciclos de conflicto.

Minister ‘worried’ about reports of needles on ground near drug consumption room Scotland’s new drugs minister has said she is “worried” about reports local residents are witnessing a rise in crime and needles on the streets linked to the opening of the UK’s first drug consumption...

Commissioners @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Michel Kazatchkine joined @scottishgov.bsky.social’s @mareetodd.bsky.social & @glasgowcc.bsky.social’s Cllr Allan Casey to visit The Thistle safer drug consumption facility in Glasgow.

📖 @irelandlive.bsky.social‬: tinyurl.com/bdhd73cx

JORNAL DA CULTURA | 03/07/2025 YouTube video by Jornalismo TV Cultura

Após o evento da #GCDP na @chathamhouse.org, o Comissário Juan Manuel Santos falou ao Jornalismo TV Cultura sobre descriminalização e regulação como caminhos fundamentais para políticas de drogas mais eficazes.
📺 Assista (a partir de 44:13): tinyurl.com/bdhxz2zv
#PolíticaDeDrogas #Descriminalização

#GCDP Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos tells @es.rfi.fr‬ that failing to implement Colombia’s peace agreement has fueled violence and record cocaine production.

He calls for health-centered drug policy and sustained dialogue to break the cycle of conflict.

#DrugPolicy #Peacebuilding

Issues near drug consumption room 'already there' before opening, says minister Maree Todd visited The Thistle drug consumption facility in Glasgow on Thursday.

Commissioners @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Michel Kazatchkine visited The Thistle to learn about the service’s first months of operation.

📖 @stv.news:‬ tinyurl.com/kjbf5z3v

#DrugPolicy #HarmReduction #GCDP

@scottishgov.bsky.social @mareetodd.bsky.social @glasgowcc.bsky.social

JORNAL DA CULTURA | 03/07/2025 YouTube video by Jornalismo TV Cultura

After the recent #GCDP event @chathamhouse.org, Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos spoke with Jornalismo TV Cultura about #Decriminalization and #Regulation as key pathways toward more effective drug policies.

📺 Watch (from 44:13): www.youtube.com/live/Ng5_MOb...

#DrugPolicy #PublicHealth

Minister ‘worried’ about reports of rise in crime near drug consumption room Maree Todd said it is important the Scottish Government is not “cloth-eared” to residents’ concerns.

Comm’rs @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Michel Kazatchkine joined @mareetodd.bsky.social & Cllr Allan Casey to visit The Thistle in Glasgow.

Local officials report 39 medical emergencies safely managed onsite — that’s 39 lives saved.

📖@heraldscotland.bsky.social‬: tinyurl.com/2wcfjku7

Decriminalise cocaine after cannabis in London, says mayor’s report expert Dr Geoff Gallop claims people are dying because UK is behind rest of the world when it comes to drug policy

Commissioner Geoff Gallop calls for shifting from punitive drug laws to health-based approaches.

In @thelondonstandard.bsky.social‬: why decriminalizing drug use is key to better outcomes. tinyurl.com/3ye6a4dk

#DrugPolicy #HarmReduction #Decriminalization #GCDP