Centre Representative to speak at meeting of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Date: 22 October 2010

On Monday 25 October, Rick Lines, a co-founder and Project Director of the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, will speak in Geneva at a meeting organised by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. At the meeting, entitled 'The protection of human rights in the context of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)', Rick will speak on the topic of punitive drug laws and policy as they affect the right to health of people who use drugs.