USA. Drug company lawsuit stalls Nevada inmate's opioid execution A Nevada execution, which would have been the first in the US to use the synthetic opioid fentanyl, has been delayed by a judge. Pharmaceutical firm Alvogen argued the state had i...

Amnesty International movement adopts new policy positions on abortion and drug control Amnesty International has adopted new proposals to tackle the devastating human rights consequences of misguided attempts by countries to criminalise and rest...

Russland. AIDS deaths surge in Russia as global health officials say 'they did it all wrong' (Video) Central Asia and Eastern Europe have the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic, and Russia accounts for more than 80 percent of those infect...

Philippinen. Philippines Proposes Drug Testing All Children Aged 10 or Over The Philippines drugs agency has proposed mandatory drug testing for all schoolchildren aged 10 and over. Aaron Aquino, director of the Philippines Drug Enforcement Agen...

China. China Executes 10 People for Non-Violent Drug Offences Chinese authorities have executed ten people for non-violent drug offences immediately after a public sentencing hearing. On 23 June, the group – who had been convicted of drug ...

USA. 150 Organizations Condemn Trump's Call for Drugs Death Penalty, While Reformers Rally More Than 150 Organizations Condemn President Trump's Call to Execute People for Nonviolent Drug Offenses UN to Release Annual "World Drug Report" While R...