Disinformation is deepening divides, fueling crises around the world; while free press is under attack.

Just last year, 71 journalists killed, 320 imprisoned.

#WorldPressFreedomDay is a chance to stand for truth, protect those bravely working to uncover it & counter oppression.

Greta went to the polling station today; exercising her human rights -the right to vote. Vote for Animal Welfare Party

Happening in Lahore now!

#reimaginingjustice #drugpolicy #drugpolicy reform

Globally women in prison are increasing. in last 24 years there has been a hundred percent increase but I am unsure the situation in Pakistan. - Zaved Mehmood, Human Rights and Drug Policy Advisor (OHCHR)

#AJCONF

Once again, I am in Lahore to pay my respect to my mentor Asma Jahangir.

Yuki Takemoto of UNAIDS Pakistan speaks at our panel on 'Advancing Harm Reduction Measures in Pakistan' at the #ReimaginingJustice Conference today

#drugpolicy #drugpolicy reform #SDG16

Plenary Session “Effective Health and Harm Reduction Responses to Drug Use” is underway at the #ReimaginingJustice Conference.

Join the live stream: youtube.com/live/PuhXdIxCl…
#drugpolicy #drugpolicy reform #sdg16

We have more exciting speakers joining us at the final day of Reimagining Justice!

Our Plenary Session will focus on 'Health-centred Drug Policies', while the Side Event explores 'Advancing Harm Reduction Measures'

⏰️1:00 PM (GMT+5) / 8:00 AM (GMT)

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Excited to attend #ReimaginingJustice conf and discuss rights and health centred approaches to drugs in Pakistan and globally.
Kudos to Justice Project Pakistan for bringing together an impressive group of actors.
Can follow online here in 1hr m.youtube.com/live/P1fNgQuVR…

Youth, women and affected communities should included in the design of #Drugpolicy . Zaved Mahmood calling for the empowerment of vulnerable groups in decision making at #ReimaginingJustice

Thanks to Justice Project Pakistan

🌱 🇩🇪 Germany's Cannabis Act comes into effect today, signalling a continental shift toward #Decriminalisation & #LegalRegulation !

However, this reform disappoints on racial & social justice.

Mitali Nagrecha, Justice Collective, explains for the #IDPCblog : idpc.net/blog/2024/04/a…

We welcome today’s news that Thailand’s parliament passed a landmark marriage equality bill, paving the way for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. apnews.com/article/thaila…

Delighted to present to the United Nations Human Rights Council committee members on punitive drug policies & alternatives. Great to see so many members at the discussion & to join brilliant colleagues from Amnesty International Harm Reduction International International Network of People who Use Drugs UN Human Rights

#cnd67 HISTORY IN THE MAKING!! #USA resolution on overdose prevention that includes mention of #harmreduction wins 38 votes with only 2 against! China & Russia - latter now speaking to denounce the resolution - this “raises the white flag on the war on drugs”. We live in hope!!

With Germany's Federal Council's (Bundesrat) assent, the Cannabis Act will become law on 1 April 2024.

Over 375 million people worldwide will be living in jurisdictions where drugs are legally regulated, not outright banned.
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We welcome this historic and groundbreaking resolution—the first recognition of #HarmReduction by the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs—as an important step to rebalance global drug policy towards effective, proven public health responses. #CND #EndTheDrugWar

History was made today at the #CND67 . The stifling 'Vienna consensus' was finally broken with US led resolution on overdose passed by voting majority with #harmreduction language. #history #harmreduction #viennaconsensus

Thanks to Students for Sensible Drug Policy and other partners for successful organisation of side event on the disproportionate impact of drug policies on children, youth, women, indigenous people and the people of African descents.

'We're tired of the colonisers speaking for us. We're tired of minimising ourselves.'

~Gaby Bruning, International Indigenous Drug Policy Network with a sharp and necessary statement for #IndigenousPeoples rights at #CND67 and beyond