International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy and partners to advocate for human rights based approach to drug policy reform at prestigious Cities Summit of the Americas event

City and community leaders from across the Americas will hear how to use the International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy to develop more humane, evidence-based and effective approaches to drug policy at the Cities Summit of the …

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Recent article by Rick Lines, Julie Hannah and Giada Girelli: ‘Treatment in Liberty’ Human Rights and Compulsory Detention for Drug Use. 2022

 This is the first detailed examination of compulsory detention for ‘drug treatment’ through the lens of a rapidly evolving international legal framework. It is estimated that as many as half a million people worldwide are detained for the …

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UN recommends use of the International Guidelines for Human Rights and Drug Policy for Joint Programme in the Phillippines

The United Nations (UN) has recommended international guidelines developed through a partnership between Julie Hannah, at Essex Law School, and the United Nations Development Programme should be used in the Philippines to improve and protect human …

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Rick Lines and Eliza Kurevic: New psychoactive substances in Eurasia: a qualitative study of people who use drugs and harm reduction services in six countries. 2020

This  study by HRDP Co-Director Rick Lines and Eliza Kurevic examines the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and the harm reduction response in six Eurasian countries: Belarus, Moldova, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia. The aim is …

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Book chapter by Rick Lines and Julie Hannah: Drug Control and Human Rights: Parallel Universes, Universal Parallels. 2020

Research Handbook on International Drug Policy edited by David R Bewley-Taylor and Khalid Tinasti This pioneering Research Handbook brings together contributions from a variety of researchers and practitioners to provide a global overview of the …

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What does it mean to adopt a human rights approach to drug policy? by Julie Hannah, Rick Lines and Damon Barrett. 2020

Co-Directors of the International Centre for Human Rights and Drug Policy, Rick Lines, Julie Hannah and Damon Barrett discuss the implications of adopting a human rights approach to drug policy in this article in the 25th anniversary edition of …

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