Regulation and decriminalisation of cannabis is necessary to build a future of justice and dignity. On #420, we question prohibition and punitive approaches, and we call for harm reduction models, and drug policies based in public health.
#420 #EndTheWarOnDrugs #InvestInJustice
As 2026 unfolds, Harm Reduction International and @Talkingdrugs review some of the most significant developments of 2025. We are experiencing a funding crisis; however, there are ongoing efforts within the community to sustain harm reduction initiatives.
#FundingCuts #DCR #NSP
On #WorldHealthDay, we highlight the role of harm reduction as a health care service. Harm reduction is key for the wellbeing of people who use drugs.
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Catherine Cook as the Executive Director of Harm Reduction International.
Read our report "The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2025" hri.global/flagship-research/death-...
#DeathPenalty #DrugPolicy #HumanRights #HarmReduction #CND69 #AbolishTheDeathPenalty
In Singapore, drug-related executions reached the highest number ever recorded since we started monitoring this in 2007. Using the death penalty for drug offences raises serious human rights concerns and it devastates communities.
Vulnerable individuals and communities are disproportionately affected by punitive drug laws.
@drmaisato.bsky.social, UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, shares concerns on the extended negative effects of the death penalty.
#DeathPenalty #DrugPolicy #AbolishTheDeathPenalty
Read the full report: hri.global/flagship-research/death-...
#DeathPenalty #DrugPolicy #HumanRights #HarmReduction #AbolishTheDeathPenalty
Confirmed figures are likely a gross underestimate of the actual number of drug-related executions and death sentences. This is due to a persistent lack of transparency, and censorship on information about the use of the death penalty.
At least 2,450 people (likely hundreds more) are on death row for drug offences in 22 countries.
Algeria and the Maldives amended their laws to introduce the death penalty for certain drug offences. For the first time in over a decade, the number of countries retaining the death penalty for drug offences increased – up to a total of 36.
Even though drug-related executions were confirmed in China, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Singapore, secrecy and censorship prevent a minimum figure from being confirmed.
At least 1,212 people were executed for drug-related offences worldwide. This represents a 97% increase from 2024. Drug offences were responsible for over 46% of all executions confirmed globally.
36 countries still retain the death penalty even though it does not deter drug trafficking. Instead, it disproportionately affects vulnerable individuals & communities.
Read the full report: hri.global/flagship-research/death-...
Read our full report here: hri.global/flagship-research/death-...
#EndTheDeathPenaltyNow #AbolishTheDeathPenalty #DeathPenalty #DrugPolicy #HumanRights #HarmReduction
Our report “The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2025” is out and the findings are catastrophic. Drug-related executions nearly doubled in 2025.
The alarming increase in executions, death sentences and death row populations confirms that drug control drives capital punishment in many countries.
🔗Read our latest report here: hri.global/flagship-research/death-...
🚨 Record spike in drug-related executions
Executions for drug offences surged 97% in 2025, with 1,212+ people executed worldwide - the highest figure recorded since we began monitoring in 2007.
Punitive drug control is now driving nearly half of confirmed executions globally.
Don't miss the side events where we will be participating at the #CND69 in Vienna. If you're not attending in-person, you can still join online.
Full schedule and online access links here: www.unodc.org/documents/commissions/CN...
Join our side event at the #CN69 to discuss progress and challenges in the efforts to end the death penalty for drug offences.
Meet us at the Vienna International Centre, room M2, or join online here: https://bit.ly/DPCND69
Join us at our side event at the CND to examine how to centre human rights in harm reduction; from meaningful participation and legal reform to sustainable, rights-based responses in a changing political and funding context.
Room M6 or online at https://bit.ly/HRCND69
Join us at #CND69 to examine how to centre human rights in harm reduction, from meaningful participation and legal reform to sustainable, rights-based responses in a changing political and funding context.
Meet us at Room M6, or join online here: https://bit.ly/HRCND69
HRl's new briefing on The Global Fund's Grant Cycle 8 highlights priorities and recommendations when integrating harm reduction programmes into health systems.
🔗 Click to find the full messages.
To ensure zero discrimination we call for drug policy reform, divestment from punitive responses and investment in communities, health and justice.
People who use drugs, including those in prisons, must have access to harm reduction services, quality healthcare, and HIV and hepatitis prevention and treatment.
Today it's #ZeroDiscriminationDay
Everyone has the right to live with dignity, health and peace, including people who use drugs. Harm reduction is healthcare, and healthcare is a human right.
Criminalisation, discrimination and stigma deny people life saving services.
On the World Day of Social Justice, we acknowledge the role of harm reduction in promoting equity, dignity, and human rights. At the same time, we highlight the structural barriers, inequities, and unmet needs that must still be addressed.
Claudia Cardona from Mujeres Libres Colombia discusses how women facing disadvantages are disproportionately impacted by punitive drug policies.
Watch Claudia's complete presentation on the webinar "Drug Policy and People Deprived of Liberty". https://youtu.be/gAoNtw2W8Bs
In case you missed our most recent webinar "Drug Policy and People Deprived of Liberty", watch a panel of international experts discuss the impact of punitive drug policies and the need to guarantee high standards of human rights in prisons.
Link here:
🔗https://youtu.be/gAoNtw2W8Bs
