Issues: Drugs & human rights

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Abstinence first? - Beyond 2008 Series #4.

Some people think that the idea of total abstinence is deeply rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition. But this is not true....

Regions: Austria

Issues: Drugs & human rights

Witnessed: 1764 times

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A Drug Free World - Could we do it? - Beyond 2008 Series #3.

Not long before the delegates of member states gathered in New York at the UNGASS on drugs in 1998, outstanding professionals and politicians from all around the world addressed Kofi Annan, the UN Sec...

Regions: Anguilla, Austria

Issues: Drugs & human rights

Witnessed: 1905 times

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Press conference in Hungary - Beyond 2008 Series #1.

The United Nations Association of Hungary organized a press conference on the International Day Against Drug Abuse, June 26, 2008....

Regions: Hungary

Issues: Drugs & human rights

Witnessed: 2601 times

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Three Days in ten minutes - Beyond 2008 Series #2.

The Vienna NGO Committee organized a global NGO forum on the review of the implementation of goals set by the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs in 1998....

Regions: Austria

Issues: Drugs & human rights

Witnessed: 1468 times

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The True Meaning of Harm Reduction

"Harm reduction" is a divisive term among treatment professionals working with drug users -- it irritates many who believe that abstinence is the only legitimate goal of drug related interventions....

Regions: Austria

Issues: Drugs & human rights

Witnessed: 1405 times

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Why Russia Says No To Methadone?

We believe that it is one of the biggest scandal of the world of drug treatment that substituion treatment is banned in a country with 1,5 million people living with HIV – the majority of them infec...

Regions: Russia

Issues: Drugs & human rights

Witnessed: 1840 times

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Looking for an Alternative

More than 50 000 people are arrested and forced to undergo drug testing by the police in the Republic of Georgia every year....

Regions: Georgia

Issues: Drugs & human rights, Police brutality

Witnessed: 2274 times

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Roundup: Highlights this week on the Hub

On an exciting week, here are three highlights from the Hub: ...

Regions: Hungary, Russia, Saudi Arabia

Issues: Drugs & human rights, Elections, Freedom of opinion & expression

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Bolivia's Coca Culture

The coca plant, used in indigenous cultural rituals and traditional medicines, is also the main ingredient for cocaine....

Regions: Bolivia

Issues: Drugs & human rights, Indigenous peoples, Poverty

Witnessed: 2454 times

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Philippines: Missed Targets in the Fight Against Poverty (Part 1)

Co-produced by the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and Social Watch Philippines, this video tells the story of a trolley man in Sta....

Regions: Philippines

Issues: Drugs & human rights, Education, Poverty

Witnessed: 3312 times

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