THIS WEEK — the CND Independent Expert Panel holds online consultations, an opportunity for participation & accountability. Observer registration: + 28 Oct, 09:00 Bangkok: ow.ly/NECG5100TqO + 28 Oct, 15:00 Vienna: ow.ly/eger5100TqN More at: ow.ly/ZTN25100TqL

We will not eradicate poverty without ending the #WarOnDrugs. Poverty and related social exclusion can increase vulnerability to problematic drug use and drug-related harms. Yet those most in need of care and support too often face punishment and neglect instead.

HAPPENING NOW at #HRC63 🌿 Indigenous and peasant rights cannot remain sidelined in drug policy. Join us to discuss the flawed coca-leaf review—and the path to real change. unog-un-org.zoom.us/j/923752…

[TODAY] Join INPUD for a community-led dialogue launching a new brief on #decriminalisation by and for people who use drugs. 🗓️ 30 Sept. 🕒 15:00 (Geneva time - CEST) Interpretation in Arabic, French, Russian & Spanish Register: ow.ly/MoBk50ZSMnx ow.ly/8aOB50ZSMny

TOMORROW — Learn about the latest developments in Europe re: drug situation from civil society & community leaders. With Thomas Clausen (@EUDrugsAgency), Ganna Dovbakh (CSFD/@EHRA2017) and Leo Jefferys (@EuronpudO) 🗓️ 30 SEPT. 🕐 13:00 CEST Register: ow.ly/bRvp50ZSICQ

Punitive drug policies reinforce systemic racism in law enforcement. At #HRC63, IDPC & partners welcomed UN EMLER’s recognition of this intersection and called for stronger action by Member States & across the UN drug control system. Read & share: ow.ly/rqVE50ZSaE1

Conflating drug trafficking with terrorism/armed conflict is deadly. @profbensaul, UN SR on #HumanRights & Counterterror, warns that the use of '#NarcoTerrorism' narratives to justify military action undermines the right to life & international law. ow.ly/WKOE50ZQfM6

Punitive #DrugPolicy reproduces the inequalities faced by women & girls, exposing them to compounded harms. New @UNHumanRights report launched at #HRC63 documents these gendered impacts + offers a framework for rights-based, gender-responsive responses: ow.ly/ef1o50ZQeA7

The future of the coca leaf must centre Indigenous Peoples and peasant communities. At #HRC63: what follows the international review of coca, and how can the plant and affected communities be protected? 🗓 1 Oct. 13:00–14:00 📍 Concordia 1 ow.ly/8a0c30sYZGC

Punitive drug policies entrench systemic racism, incl. through racial profiling, policing and incarceration. At #HRC63, a new UN EMLER report examines impacts on Africans and people of African descent. 🗓 30 Sep. 12:00–13:00 📍 Room V, Building A ow.ly/8bRl30sYZGB