Our regional drug user networks are actively working to realise the human rights of people who use drug.
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From November 25-28 the Latin American and Caribbean Network of People who Use Drugs (LANPUD) held its 1st meeting of women and dissidents in the city of Olinda, Recife in Brazil.
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Participants valued each other’s contexts and realities in order to denounce the stigma, discrimination and violence that women and gender-diverse people who use drugs in the region experience as a result of prohibition, which is exacerbated by other forms of oppression such as colonialism, racism and patriarchy.
The topics of focus at the workshop
- Colonialism and Racism in the War on Drugs; Feminist Activisms;
- Sexual and Reproductive Rights; HIV, Viral Hepatitis,
- Tuberculosis and other STIs; Risk and Harm Reduction;
- and Pleasure Management.
Participants also discussed other issues from a feminist and anti-prohibitionist perspective. All participants are now building a shared agenda to have their fundamental rights recognised and safeguarded. Thanks to all our peers who made this meeting possible! NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US.