Drugs & human rights

Perversion of Justice

festival@artsengine.net — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:48:15 -0700

What can be said of a justice system that sentences a young mother of three to life in prison for a first-time and non-violent drug-related offense?

SKID ROW - Raise Awareness, Inspire Action!

nelsonmadison — Sun, 25 May 2008 11:22:14 -0700

Los Angeles has the largest homeless population in the United States, but it a mirror for the homeless crisis facing most urban centers. SKID ROW, featuring Pras Michel of the Fugees, lived on Skid Row in LA for nine days to help make this film. Indie Rights/Indiepix has created and Activist Edition of this film that comes with all the resources you need to host and promote a screening of the film, SKID ROW. Also included are the tools you need to have effective discussions after the screening and to organize an effective plan to help deal with the issues underlying homelessness.

Malaria

VideoVolunteers — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:02:26 -0700

This film helped villagers understand, after years of bad health care, why their malaria samples came back from the doctor 'negative' when they were all clearly infected. It was because they were not being processed in time! Armed with this new information, the villagers protested at the local government offices and now understand how to hold health officials accountable.

Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch at the DPA conference Part 3.

HCLU — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:40:04 -0800

Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch is currently the Director of the International Harm Reduction Development program at the Open Society Institute (OSI), which has pioneered technical and financial support for harm reduction projects across Eastern Europe and countries of the former Soviet Union. OSI's International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD), based in New York, currently funds over 200 HIV prevention programs in 22 countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch at the DPA conference Part 2.

HCLU — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:16:46 -0800

Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch at the DPA Conference Part 1.

HCLU — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:30:30 -0800

Thailand / Malaysia Border - 18 Nov 07

aljazeeraenglish — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Everyday two thousand people pass through this border at Sungei Golok. It is one of the most important crossing points between Thailand and Malaysia and one of Malaysia's most prolific smuggling routes for guns, drugs and humans as Tony Birtley reports.

Human after all- Drugs

twylo — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:34:56 -0800

Drugs problem