Compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres in Asia and the Pacific in the context of COVID-19
Compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres in Asia and the Pacific in the context of COVID-19
Against the backdrop of COVID-19, recalling the 2012 Joint Statement on compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres1 and the 2020 Joint Statement on COVID-19
in prisons and other closed settings2, United Nations entities urgently appeal to Member States to permanently close compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres and implement voluntary, evidence-informed and rights-based health and social services in the community as an important measure to curb the spread of COVID-19 and to facilitate the recovery and reintegration of those in the centres back into their families and communities. (UNODC, WHO, ILO, WFP, UNAIDS u.a., 01.06.2020)
https://unaidsapnew.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/unjointstatement1june2020.pdf