The Court argued that by criminalising DULF's community-led compassion club, which saved lives, reduced harms and did not affect public safety, the current legal framework violated fundamental rights.

The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) is a global network of over 192 NGOs that promote objective and open debate on drug policy at national, regional and international level.

The Global Commission on Drug Policy calls for a child rights-based overhaul of drug policy, urging governments to move away from punitive approaches and ensure access to health services, essential controlled medicines, harm reduction and safeguards.

The 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council provides an important forum for advancing human rights worldwide, including in relation to drug pol...

IDPC, formerly incarcerated women and civil society partners call for drug policies rooted in care rather than punishment, with women with lived experience at the centre of policymaking and greater action to address gender and structural inequalities.

Dejusticia, Elementa and IDPC denounce plans to resume the use of hazardous herbicides in eradication efforts due to serious risks to rights, environment and communities' livelihoods.

Civil society, communities and other stakeholders are invited to submit evidence, experiences and recommendations to the CND Expert Panel, as it considers the future of the UN drug control system ahead of the 2029 high-level review.

The 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council provides an important forum for advancing human rights worldwide, including in relation to drug pol...

The 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council provides an important forum for advancing human rights worldwide, including in relation to drug pol...

The 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council provides an important forum for advancing human rights worldwide, including in relation to drug pol...

The Global Commission on Drug Policy calls for a child rights-based overhaul of drug policy, urging governments to move away from punitive approaches and ensure access to health services, essential controlled medicines, harm reduction and safeguards.

Civil society, communities and other stakeholders are invited to submit evidence, experiences and recommendations to the CND Expert Panel, as it considers the future of the UN drug control system ahead of the 2029 high-level review.

IDPC reflects on two decades of collective action and a year of resilience, highlighting advances in human rights, international drug policy reform and grassroots mobilisation, despite political backlash, shrinking civic space and funding cuts.

After more than three decades at the forefront of drug policy reform, Martin Jelsma retires from TNI, leaving an extraordinary legacy of advancing human rights, social justice and more humane approaches to drugs.

UNAIDS and partners call for sustained, locally owned action to tackle discrimination, expand harm reduction and strengthen the meaningful participation of people who use drugs.

As the 'narcoterrorism' rhetoric is weaponised to intensify the 'war on drugs', this event explores its human rights consequences and the mechanisms needed to ensure accountability and protect international law.

IDPC, CELS, HRI and WOLA warn that conflating drug trafficking with terrorism enables unlawful military action, weakens human rights protections and restricts civil society space.

IDPC, Elementa DDHH and CELS call on the UN to challenge “narcoterrorism” narratives and uphold human rights in drug control.

In conversation with IDPC's outgoing Executive Director Ann Fordham, Kojo Koram explores the forces shaping drug policy’s future, from colonialism and racialised criminalisation to corporate capture and reparative measures.

LEPH2026 will bring together law enforcement, public health, policy and research experts to explore approaches at the intersection of policing and public health, including on drug policy and harm reduction.

The event offers practical tools for health and harm reduction service providers in British Columbia to protect clients’ rights and reduce unwanted police interference.

Health, justice and civil society actors examined how Ghana can turn Act 1019 into effective harm reduction services, alternatives to punishment, and rights-based practices.

As IDPC marks its twentieth anniversary, the Board celebrates Ann Fordham’s transformative leadership and welcomes Jamie Bridge and Marie Nougier to guide the network’s next chapter.

WOLA documents how the US' lethal bombing campaign amounts to extrajudicial execution, has had little impact on cocaine trafficking, and demands an immediate end and accountability.

The REFORM project demonstrated how community leadership, legal empowerment and media engagement can create mutually reinforcing pathways to advance health and rights-based drug policies.

The publication provides compelling evidence of the failures of punitive drug policies, but sorely lacks engagement with harm reduction, decriminalisation, responsible regulation and other evidence-based alternatives.

After nearly 18 years at the helm of IDPC, Ann Fordham shares a farewell message celebrating the courage, solidarity and joy of the drug policy reform movement.

After nearly 18 years at the helm of IDPC, Ann Fordham shares a farewell message celebrating the courage, solidarity and joy of the drug policy reform movement.

Drug offences account for almost half of all confirmed executions worldwide, despite failing to meet the international law threshold of the 'most serious crimes'.

JUNE 21 — Malaysia’s drug laws are often defended as necessary to protect society and deter repeat offending. But when examined closely, Section 39C of the Dangerous Drugs Act...