At the Lisbon Addiction Conference, Judy Chang was part of the Hepatitis C prevention and treatment among people who inject drugs: Global progress and future requirements discussion. She focused on Community perspective on access to harm reduction. A comprehensive design of harm reduction services should ensure that people who use drugs can do so safely with their human rights… Read More »Community perspective on access to harm reduction
At the Lisbon Addictions 2022 Conference Judy Chang was part of a discussion about the creation of a comprehensive gender strategy in drug policy in Europe. The discussion on gender perspective in drug policy included a policy maker, with Judy providing a user perspective, a practitioner, and a scientist. The future for gender equity in drug policies lies in gender… Read More »How to incorporate gender perspective in drug policy in Europe
Black Initiative for a New Drug Policy (INNPD) is launching a short documentary that shows how the war on drugs is an instrument of racism, which incites violence and hinders democratic development in Brazil. INNPD is the first black civil organisation in Brazil which addresses the importance of drug policies on the lives of black people. As Nathália Oliveira, co-founder… Read More »THE BLACK INITIATIVE: Fighting Brazil’s Racist War on Drugs
Kenya: Nairobi This week, more than 20 delegates from AfricaNPUD and MENANPUD got together to learn more about making the voices of people who use drugs heard in conversations about the protection and promotion of their human rights. People who use drugs are more likely to contract HIV, hepatitis and have poor access to health care services because of the… Read More »UNAIDS joint workshop in Kenya – advocacy training
7- 11 November 2022 Kenya – in person Representatives from AfricaNPUD and MENANPUD will be attending a joint workshop with UNAIDS for training designed to strengthen the capacity of people who use drugs to effectively advocate for progress on the 10-10-10 social enabler targets recently adopted in the Global AIDS Strategy and 2021 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, (particularly in regard… Read More »UNAIDS Joint Workshop AfricaNPUD and MENANPUD
23rd September, 2022 INPUD is now accepting applications for a Communications Officer to join our secretariat. The Communications Officer will develop and implement a communications strategy, supported by a website, list-servs and other social media platforms. We are seeking candidates with strong writing, IT, website management and interpersonal skills who is a self-starter but who can also work collaboratively with… Read More »INPUD is Hiring a Communications Officer
Deadline: 30th November, 2022Send submissions to: [email protected] The International Network of Women who Use Drugs (INWUD) is excited to launch a blog project centred around the concept of Narcofeminism – a narrative-reforming movement that brings together women who use drugs in all their diversity to challenge outdated, stigmatising and patriarchal narratives about our bodies, our choices, our rights and our… Read More »Call for Submissions: INWUD Blog Project
5th September, 2022 INPUD’s bi-monthly members updates are intended to keep our members and supporters informed about INPUD’s recent activities, as well as updates from national/regional networks and relevant news in drug policy. The updates below cover the period from July through August 2022.
The International AIDS Conference 2022 (AIDS2022) took place in Montreal, Canada between 29th July and 2nd August. Despite discrimination in the visa application process which rendered many community members from the Global South unable to attend the conference, INPUD nevertheless had a strong presence at the conference. This page contains content from INPUD members and the community of people who… Read More »People who Use Drugs at AIDS2022
2nd September, 2022 The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a United Nations human rights mechanism that monitors, analyses, and highlights human rights violations. In this mechanism, Member States undergo a review of their human rights record conducted by other States and civil society in four-to-five-year cycles. Each UPR review cycle results in the States under review receiving and accepting recommendations… Read More »Universal Periodic Review: How People who Use Drugs can Engage and Impact State Reviews