Rave as resistance — Faced with raids, humiliation and moral panic, Hungarian civil society turned public space into a dancefloor, to defend culture, dignity and freedom. Full story:

'Narcoterrorism' doesn’t describe reality — but it does justify violence. From drone strikes to mass killings, governments are reviving a new 'war on drugs'. Watch our event on the human rights risks of this narrative:

The war on drugs isn’t just violent — it’s ecocidal. Drug prohibition rewards secrecy and territorial control — while dumping environmental destruction on Indigenous and rural communities. Another future is possible! 👉 Read on:

'There is no war. There is no legal basis. There is no excuse.' On Human Rights Day, the UN Special Rapporteur condemned US killings justified by 'narcoterrorism'. This narrative puts lives — and the law — at risk. Read: https://f.mtr.cool/hkcdebfrsa Watch:

Compulsory “treatment” is not care — it’s punishment in disguise. Doctors and nurses in British Columbia are drawing a clear line against coercive drug policy driven by fear, not evidence. 👉 Full statement:

HIV doesn’t spread in a vacuum. Enabled by a dearth of harm reduction, Fiji is experiencing one of the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemics. This is the cost of neglect. And a call to action. #HarmReductionSavesLives 👉 Full story:

🇪🇺 A “balanced” EU Drug Strategy? Not quite. The Commission is reviving alarmism & doubling down on enforcement — at real cost to health and human rights. What must change before it’s too late:

Military strikes on civilian vessels. Over 80 people killed. ‘Narcoterrorism’ is being used to cover up arbitrary violence in the name of the 'drug war'. Catch the full event recording (English, español, português): https://f.mtr.cool/iixgjyuxop

Five years. Big promises. Little progress. From harm reduction to human rights, UNODC stalled under Ghada Waly. What went wrong — and what must change next? 🔎 Read on, in the #IDPCblog:

How do we stop ‘narcoterrorism’ narratives from eroding international human rights law? UN & civil society colleagues unpacked the risks, harms and ways forward. Full recording in EN/ES/PT: https://f.mtr.cool/ymdqfroxlv

‘Narcoterrorism’ has become a powerful tool of dehumanisation—turning people into targets and justifying violence. 🔴 Watch the event recording (EN/ES/PT) to hear experts unpack how this narrative fuels a new ‘war on drugs’ and how we resist it: https://f.mtr.cool/ljbroqpqjj

The EU must do better: the proposed policing-first approach of the draft Strategy presented by the Commission sidelines harm reduction and omits key human rights guidance. With 80+ orgs, we call for a balanced, health-centred and rights-based approach!

Many women who use drugs in #SouthAsia are imprisoned for minor drug offences, cutting them off from vital health and social services. TRCWUD calls for gender-sensitive, health-centred drug policies that provide safe & voluntary support. Learn more: bit.ly/4prvw9A

‘Narcoterrorism’ is back in official discourse across the Americas – with deadly consequences. 🎯 Watch our event for #HumanRightsDay (EN/ES/PT) with UN & civil society experts on how to defend human rights amid this new ‘war on drugs’  https://f.mtr.cool/cwblwjuhbe

❌ Harm reduction saves lives, but funding is collapsing. 🕊️ On #HumanRightsDay, we recall this recent dialogue w/ UN, States & communities, stressing the importance of political courage for a rights-based approach. Watch:

Drug policies disproportionately target minority groups in #Australia, driving stigma and violating human rights. Uniting provides harm reduction services and works with people with lived experience to push for rights-based reform. Learn more: bit.ly/4rJnHh6

Punitive drug laws disproportionately harm women in marginalised communities, limiting access to socioeconomic opportunities. RWASH empowers rural women who use drugs and advocates for drug policy reform to build safer communities for all. Learn more: rwash.org

This #HumanRightsDay, we celebrate a recent breakthrough: Human Rights Council Resolution 60/26, which strengthens the OHCHR's role and expands normative guidance — from harm reduction to Indigenous and environmental rights. Read on:

People who use drugs face multiple barriers: unclear service pathways, limited understanding in healthcare settings & punitive law enforcement practices. IHRI builds evidence to support community-led harm reduction services in #Thailand. Learn more: ihri.org

Quiet exit, loud problems. Ghada Waly leaves @UNODC facing urgent operational and political challenges. New leadership must restore the agency's relevance and commit to a rights-based approach. Our analysis, for #HumanRightsDay: https://f.mtr.cool/qhbyoadhgu

Criminalising drug use doesn’t make communities safer. It pushes people into unsafe conditions and limits access to healthcare. CPHI #Nigeria documents the harms of punitive drug laws and shows how health-based approaches can save lives. Learn more: bit.ly/4pr2Oph

The justice system fails to recognise the exploitation faced by many people sentenced to death for drug offences, esp. women in vulnerable situations. LBHM provides legal assistance and calls for reform of the Narcotics Bill in #Indonesia. Learn more: lbhmasyarakat.org

"The urgent truth is that punitive drug policies endanger communities by fuelling gender stigma and violence.” - @whrinetwork.bsky.social #HumanRightsDay marks the conclusion of #EVAWUD25, calling for an end to violence against women and gender-diverse people who use drugs: bit.ly/4aEyovf

Drug issues are not just about the substance. There is always a human story and many dimensions of human rights impacted by drug policy. 📣 This #HumanRightsDay, join us in calling for drug policies that look #BeyondTheSubstance and that advance #IntersectionalJustice!

🚨 Young Nigerian women who use cannabis to cope with trauma, poverty and violence are pushed into vulnerability by criminalisation. Women have developed harm reduction practices, but safety is eroded by prohibition. #EVAWUD2025 Read on: 

Across EECA, people with intersecting identities — women, sex workers, LGBT, people living with HIV / who use drugs — face stigma, violence and the denial of care. Rights-based, gender-responsive, community-led services lower these barriers. #EVAWUD2025

Available in English, Portuguese & Spanish. w/+ Ben Saul - UNSR on counter-terrorism and human rights + John Walsh @wola-org.bsky.social + Daniel Noroña @amnesty.org + Gizele Martins + @annfordham.bsky.social @idpc.net + @conectas.bsky.social

🌿 The outcome of the @who.int ECDD's coca review shows great disregard for evidence, Indigenous knowledge, and human rights.  🛑 Our joint statement at #CND68 Reconvened decries a system crumbling under its inflexibility & inability to repair. Watch & share:

The European Commission has proposed a Drug Strategy leaning on fear and securitisation, downgrading health and rights. States must push for a balanced approach, incl. by rejecting a policing-only Action Plan! New @idpc.net blog by @marienougier.bsky.social: 

⚠️ In Spain, women who use drugs face homelessness, violence and routine police harassment — often excluded from support services.  ✊ A feminist, harm-reduction approach is essential to end discrimination and criminalisation.  #EVAWUD2025

🌱 Women coca growers in Colombia are essential to the coca economy — yet regularly sidelined by government programmes. Drug policies must recognise their labour, safety, and economic autonomy. Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/zmmlwfpcng #EVAWUD2025

🚫 Punitive drug laws block access to health, especially for women. 👐 A rights–based approach means decriminalisation, harm reduction, and services shaped by those most affected. Invest in care, not punishment. Communities, not cages. #EVAWUD2025

Trans and gender-diverse people who use drugs face police abuse, discrimination and barriers to care. Gender-affirming harm reduction centres autonomy, safety and dignity, grounded in lived experience. #EVAWUD2025

⚖️ Indonesia’s punitive drug laws expose women and gender-diverse people to violence, detention and denial of health services. 🌱 Harm reduction must be gender-responsive, community-led and rooted in rights. Less criminalisation, more care! #EVAWUD2025

Women and gender-diverse people face higher overdose risks in toxic drug markets — including at supervised injection sites. Solutions exist: gender-responsive harm reduction, safe supply, and decriminalisation that puts care first. #EVAWUD2025 Read:

Progress to end AIDS is real but fragile. HIV funding is falling, and *essential* community leadership is under threat. On #WorldAIDSDay we honour those we lost and the many who resist. Read on the state of the HIV response, by @unaids.org#WorldAIDSDay

The WHO's critical review of the coca leaf presented a historical opportunity to acknowledge that the plant's scheduling was rooted in racist and colonial bias, which have no place in our world. (1/3)

TOMORROW at CEU Vienna — Researchers, policymakers & community voices explore coca’s cultural, scientific and political dimensions, and the implications of the WHO’s review. 🔗 More info at:

💔 People who use drugs face punitive systems, stigma, and denial of care during pregnancy — pushing many into danger. 🫂 Trauma-informed, non-judgmental harm reduction keeps families safe and centres dignity. Care is not coerced. #EVAWUD2025

We Refuse: Health Workers Against Involuntary Care is now public. @hrna.bsky.social and DSDP are circulating a joint statement opposing BC’s plan to expand involuntary drug treatment. This approach is ineffective, increases overdose risk, violates autonomy, and harms marginalized communities.

🚨 Women who use drugs in Bolivia face criminalisation, sexual violence and exclusion under Law 1008. 🌱Community-led organising, decriminalisation and gender-responsive harm reduction offer real safety, dignity and rights. #EVAWUD2025

🛑Attacks against people who use drugs and gender diverse people are on the rise, undermining bodily autonomy and safety. These struggles are linked — rooted in repression, stigma and efforts to control. Solidarity is survival. #EVAWUD2025

⚠️ UNDP shows punitive drug policies worsen poverty, exclusion and gendered harms — deeply affecting women who use drugs. 🌱 Development must centre rights, gender equality and harm reduction, not punishment. #EVAWUD2025

📰 Media narratives often link drug use to GBV, masking the real drivers: patriarchy, stigma, and inequality. 🎯 Ethical communication centres survivors' needs, rejects sensationalism, and exposes systemic roots of violence. #EVAWUD2025

🔌The IDPC Drug Decriminalisation [e]Course is back online! ✨ 🎓 Learn what decriminalisation is and what it's not, how to advocate for it, and how to design rights-based models. 👉 Access for free & share widely with your networks:

🚨 Women are the fastest-growing prison population, jailed under punitive drug laws that punish poverty and survival. 🌱 Ending this violence calls for decriminalisation and gender-responsive harm reduction. Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/nzihlcnudl #EVAWUD2025

💥The threat of ‘narcoterrorism’ is back - fueling military action, international law violations, and stigma. 🕊️ On the eve of #HumanRightsDay 2025, experts unpack what this resurgence means and what rights-based responses look like. Register & share:

At Baan Sa-Mer Clinic, supported through our partnership with @idpc.net & Foundation for Action on Inclusion Rights, we met the team who deliver a holistic package of services, empowering communities, including substance use literacy, mental health counseling, sexual health services & legal support.

On Intn'l Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we highlight the pervasive, often hidden violence faced by women & gender-diverse people who use drugs. Criminalisation, stigma, and punitive systems fuel harm + must be tackled as part of ending GBV. #EVAWUD2025 @whrinetwork.bsky.social

🇨🇦 #HarmReduction measures may not be 'popular', but they're lifesaving. B.C Human Rights Commissioner calls on gov to embrace compassion: https://f.mtr.cool/vdzecddndx