UK. The Jamaica Deportations Reveal the Racial Injustice of the UK's Drug Laws Rhetorically, drug policy is objective and indiscriminate. Practically, it is quite the opposite. As the recent deportations over minor drug offences make clear, the d...

Bahrain. Over 100 human rights groups urge the UN to intervene to stop executions of drug offenders in Bahrain LONDON. Harm Reduction International, the International Drug Policy Consortium and the International Network of People Who Use Drugs pu...

Iran. Iran executes 'Crocodile of the Gulf' drug kingpin Iran has executed a drug kingpin nicknamed the "Crocodile of the Persian Gulf" and dismantled his smuggling ring, state media report. (BBC, 25.01.2020) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middl...

Malaysia. Malaysia urges neighbours to review execution of drug mules, says users need hospitals, not prisons KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Having halted the mandatory death sentence on drug-related convictions, the Malaysian government is asking other ...

China. The China Drug, Crime and Detention Database - 中国毒品、犯罪和拘留数据库 The China Drug, Crime and Detention Database Project is the first open access quantitative database focused on Chinese government drug policy and the country's justice syste...

Human Rights. UN Common Position on drug policy - Consolidating system-wide coherence In November 2018, the UN System CEB adopted the ‘UN system common position supporting the implementation of the international drug control policy through effect...