24th August, 2022 The ongoing shortage of Antiretroviral drugs for people living with HIV in India has become a crisis. One which was anticipated by the community as early as December 2021. Yet the India National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) has continued to fail in… Read More »Letter of Concern: ARV Stockout in India
2 August, 2022
2 August, 2022 Media and social media are powerful tools for strengthening advocacy efforts among drug user-led organisations. Effective media advocacy can sway public opinion and influence decision makers, while social media can help with communications, building communities and inspiring action. However, due to an… Read More »Media and Social Media Advocacy Tip Sheet
2 August, 2022 Conducting advocacy in online environments is more important than ever. While this shift has brought certain advantages, it can also bring problems and limitations, especially for drug user organisations operating within spaces which are hostile to our community. With this in mind,… Read More »Digital High-Level Advocacy Tip Sheet
21st July, 2022 This page contains all sessions at the AIDS 2022 conference which are either organised/co-organised by INPUD, or feature speakers from the community of people who use drugs. All times listed are local Montreal time. The full AIDS 2022 programme can be viewed… Read More »INPUD Sessions at AIDS 2022
6 July, 2022 INPUD joins the Network of Asian People who Use Drugs, Harm Reduction International , the International Drug Policy Consortium and 100 community and human rights organisations in urging the UNODC and OHCHR to intervene and halt two impending executions in Singapore. Kalwant… Read More »100 Community and Human Rights Groups Urge UN Action to Halt Imminent Executions in Singapore
5 July, 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 May through June 2022.
21 July, 202214:00 CEST Click here to register On International Drug Users Remembrance Day (21 July), join INPUD alongside Asteria Kyrgyzstan, IWRAW Asia Pacific, Eurasian Women’s Network on AIDS and CEDAW representatives for a discussion on how the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against… Read More »Engaging with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): Guidance for Women who use drugs
21 – 24 June, 2022 The following two interventions were delivered by Aditia Taslim on behalf of INPUD during the 50th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB). The first intervention was delivered on day one (21st June) of the 50th PCB under Agenda… Read More »INPUD Interventions at the 50th UNAIDS PCB – Addressing Methadone Crisis in Ukraine & UBRAF
28th June, 2022 The African Network of People who Use Drugs (AfricaNPUD) and INPUD hosted a webinar on 28th June 2022 discussing human rights and people who use drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted structural inequalities which expanded human rights violations against people… Read More »Webinar: Human Rights Violations against People who Use Drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa