| IDPC November 2010 Alert Welcome to the IDPC November 2010 Alert. The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) is a global network of NGOs and professional networks that work together to promote objective and open debate on drug policy. This Alert contains news, updates on the latest publications and upcoming events relevant to international drug policy.
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IDPC welcomes three new members
IDPC is very pleased to welcome Association Prevent (Serbia), the Trimbos Institute (The Netherlands) and Association Terra Croatia (Croatia) as Network Members of IDPC.
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Joint UNODC/INCB statement on the international drug control system, human health and human rights
This statement comes as a response to the thematic report released by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Anand Grover. This report highlighted key issues of concern on the current drug control strategy, and called for a fundamental shift in drug policy. Read the statement.
Drug policy fails HIV patients: Red Cross
The launch of the International Federation of the Red Cross' 24-page report - essentially to promote a new strategy for nations to stop the spread of the virus among injecting drug users - comes in the week before World AIDS Day on 1st December. Read more.
Increasing levels of criminal prosecution of drug users threaten a burst of the HIV epidemic in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Ministry of Health has recently adopted a law that increases the level of criminalisation of users 20-fold. In anticipation of World AIDS Day, several organisations have drawn attention to the harmful, sweeping effects of this punitive law on the HIV epidemic and call on the Ukrainian government to rescind it immediately. Read more.
Russia: landmark study exposes lack of access to ARVs
In November, SIMONA+, a network of community correspondents, released a groundbreaking survey on the availability of antiretroviral drugs in 19 Russian cities. Read more.
Call for submission for the Drugs and Harm Reduction Film Festival
The Film Festival screens documentaries, advocacy films, training videos and fictional work relevant to reducing drug and alcohol related harms. The deadline for film abstract submissions is 17th December 2010. Read more.
HCLU video – The Prague Declaration: 7 principles for urban policies
This short video prepared by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union promotes the Prague Declaration. Click here to sign the Declaration. Watch the video.
TNI study on harms associated with Kratom use in South East Asia
Throughout November, the Transnational Institute (TNI) has conducted a community-based study on the cultivation, trade and use of Kratom in South East Asia. The study found little evidence of harms related to Kratom use in the region. Read more.
Global Commission on HIV and the Law seeks submissions from the Asia-Pacific region
This is a call for submission from the Global Commission on HIV and the Law for the first Regional Dialogue for the Asia-Pacific region, which will take place on 25 and 26 February in Thailand. Read more.
UN Secretary General hands out methadone to patients in Cambodia
The UN Secretary General, Ban-Ki-Moon, visited Cambodia's first methadone maintenance therapy clinic in the end of October in Central Phnom Penh as part of a two-day visit to the Kingdom. Read more.
Alternative sentencing in Albania – Interactive workshop in Durres
As part of the project 'Network of community services for alternative sentence' supported by the European Commission, an informative workshop was held in November with wide participation from law enforcement officers and representation from the criminal justice system in Durres, Albania. Read the report.
IAS/NIDA fellowship programme – encouraging HIV and drug use research
The International AIDS Society (IAS), with the support of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), offers a research fellowship programme focusing on HIV and drug use, with the goal of contributing to advances in the scientific understanding of the issue. Read more.
Publications
Drug policy and development: How action against illicit drugs impacts on the Millennium Development Goals – IDPC briefing paper now available in English and Spanish
This IDPC briefing paper highlights some of the impacts of current repressive and/or narrow drug control policies on the Millennium Development Goals. The paper is now available in English and Spanish.
Drug control and its consequences in Rio de Janeiro – IDPC briefing paper now available in English and Spanish
This IDPC briefing paper presents the challenges of responding to the illicit drug market and associated violence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The paper is now available in English and Spanish.
Alternative development or business as usual? China's opium substitution policy in Burma and Laos –TNI Drug Policy Briefing No.33
The Chinese Government's opium substitution programmes in northern Burma and Laos have brought some developments, but have concomitantly had serious negative consequences for China's two neighbours. Read the paper.
Measuring up – A guide for learners: HIV-related advocacy evaluation training for civil society organisations
The need for advocacy to address the challenges of HIV is widely acknowledged and accepted. This resource, published by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, brings together useful concepts and models identified from new literature on advocacy evaluation. Read the guide.
EMCDDA launches 2010 report
The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction's annual report provides a wealth of information and analysis on consumption, production and distribution trends in Europe. Read the report.
Advancing the sexual and reproductive health and human rights of injecting drug users living with HIV
This policy briefing, published by the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) in collaboration with the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD), highlights the key needs and rights of the injecting drug user community with regards to sexual and reproductive health. Read the paper.
From the mountaintops: What the world can learn from drug policy change in Switzerland
This report published by the Open Society Foundations looks at how evidence-based services such as heroin treatment, injection rooms, and needle exchange can lower HIV infection rates, improve health outcomes, and lower crime rates, based on the example of Switzerland. Read the report.
Media reporting on illicit drugs in Australia: trends and impacts on youth
This report examines the role of the news media, a medium that has a potentially important role in influencing the prevalence, patterns and harms associated with illicit drug consumption in Australia. Read the report.
Events
The impact of parental substance misuse on children's educational attainment
2 Dec 2010, Glasgow, Scotland
This conference, organised by the University of Glasgow, will be of interest to anyone working with children and young people who are affected by drug and alcohol dependence. Read more.
University of Lausanne – Prevention of discrimination with vulnerable and addicted populations
9 - 10 Dec 2010, Lausanne, Switzerland
This course (in French) organised by the University of Lausanne will the conditions for the development of good professional practice to prevent discriminations and promote the right to health of vulnerable and addicted populations. Read more (in French).
First IDPC drug policy Seminar in the Middle East and North Africa
3 - 4 Jan 2011, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
IDPC is very pleased to announce that we, in collaboration with the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), will be hosting our first seminar on drug policy in the Middle East/North Africa region next January. The seminar will aim to examine the current state of drug policies in the region, identify key areas for discussion and improvement, and agree on a method of working together to develop networking and advocacy activities. Read more.
10th Stapleford International Addiction Conference
25 - 28 Feb 2011, Athens, Greece
This is the only conference focusing on treatment with pharmacological and behavioural antagonists. The participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations on topics related to treatment. Read more.
Seminar on social intervention tools for online outreach
17 - 19 Mar 2011, Padova, Italy
Correlation's main goal is to train participants in the use and implementation of the Social Intervention Tool within their own organisation. The training will focus on different aspects of the use of online strategies, including practical use of the SIT, online communication methods and conversation techniques, and guidelines for successful implementation. Read more.
22nd International Harm Reduction Conference: 'Building capacity, redressing neglect'
3 - 7 Apr 2011, Beirut, Lebanon
The 2011 conference will have a strong focus on building the skills and capacity of civil society organisations in harm reduction implementation and advocacy, and will highlight the particular needs of women who use drugs and other marginalised populations within the overall harm reduction response. For more information, visit the conference website.
32nd Annual International Human Rights Training Programme
5 - 24 Jun 2011, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada
The 32nd International Human Rights Training Programme, organised by Equitas, will aim to strengthen the capacity of human rights organisations to undertake educational efforts aimed at building a global culture of human rights. Read more.
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