| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international
INCB. President of the International Narcotics Control Board Cornelis P. de Joncheere:
INCB. President of the International Narcotics Control Board Cornelis P. de Joncheere:
Message on Human Rights Day 2020
VIENNA, 10 December (United Nations Information Service) - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has repeatedly expressed its concern over reports of grave human rights violations purportedly in furtherance of national drug control policies.
The Board reminds all States that the primary objective of the international drug control conventions is to safeguard the health and welfare of humankind, including respect for human rights. (INCB, Wien, UNIS/NAR/1427, 10.12.2020)
https://www.incb.org/incb/en/news/press-releases/2020/message-on-human-rights-day-2020---incb-president-mr--cornelis-p--de-joncheere.html