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Accepting vulnerabilities – breaking free of emulated standards that demarcate us.

Diminished sense of self, dependency, deteriorating health, and delipidated contact with reality – the overwhelming feeling that came rushing subsequent to when I questioned my life choices. That unwinnable rationalization in my head between internalized stigma and empathy for self. In February 2020, I got enrolled in a master’s program as a young woman in her twenties becoming a psychologist… Read More »Accepting vulnerabilities – breaking free of emulated standards that demarcate us.

Junkies, sluts and feminists: where are we in the witch legacy?

I recently watched a lecture from Kristen J Sollee’s on her book Witches, Sluts and Feminists. I first thought she was preaching to me, the converted. Already a feminist academic who appreciates scholarly research into the demonisation of women and our sexuality. What was this ‘witch feminism?’ Why does that sound so appealing? I come from a long line ofstrong… Read More »Junkies, sluts and feminists: where are we in the witch legacy?

Don’t Panic! We’re All Just Looking for Something to Fill the Void.

I am a drug user. An illicit drug user. Admitting it takes courage, even to myself. You see, I live in a predominantly Catholic country, a very conservative one at that. To openly talk about my drug use is an act of great personal bravery. If given a choice, I would rather keep it to myself to prevent judgement from… Read More »Don’t Panic! We’re All Just Looking for Something to Fill the Void.

Universal Periodic Review: How People who Use Drugs can Engage and Impact State Reviews

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

Webinar: Human Rights Violations against People who Use Drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa

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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 who use drugs in sub-Saharan Africa. During this webinar AfricaNPUD, with speakers from the community… Read More »Webinar: Human Rights Violations against People who Use Drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Engaging and Impacting the Universal Periodic Review: Guidance for People who Use Drugs

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25 May, 2022 Join INPUD on 25th May , 13:00 CEST – 14:30 CEST for a webinar on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a key human rights mechanism where the human rights record of States are reviewed in five year cycles by other States as well as through civil society contributions such as shadow reports. Recommendations from UPR rarely address… Read More »Engaging and Impacting the Universal Periodic Review: Guidance for People who Use Drugs

Drug User Peace Initiative

January 2015 The so-called ‘war on drugs’ has, with its attendant prohibition of drugs and criminalisation of people who use drugs, driven and exacerbated the risks, harms, and costs that are associated with drug use. In reality, the war on drugs is a war on people who use drugs; it is a war on our health and a war on… Read More »Drug User Peace Initiative