On International Justice Day @Amnesty calls for further strengthening of the international justice system. States must progress and adopt a Convention on Crimes against Humanity that incorporates principles of cooperation and complementarity at its heart.
https://t.co/3f9tXev8ht
Today, @amnesty is joining thousands of activists calling for an end to the ‘war on drugs’.
We're calling on governments to #SupportDontPunish and shift away from prohibition towards a more humane approach that centres human rights 👇 https://t.co/nQQFPVKJgP
As the world marks #WorldDrugDay, we must recognize that criminalizing drugs has not decreased their use or supply. Instead, it drives the trade underground, increases harms of using drugs and fuels organized crime, human rights abuses, corruption and violence.
As thousands of activists call for an end to the “war on drugs”, @amnesty just launched its recommendations for reform. It’s time for change, time to shift away from punitive policies towards more humane responses #SupportDontPunish
https://t.co/5yucGL8nRD
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health's new report is a bold and urgent call on governments worldwide to finally abandon the manifestly failed policies of the so-called 'war on drugs'.
Read more 👇
https://t.co/w1XnVQJq7e
This report powerfully highlights that another way is possible. Focusing on harm reduction, treatment and social support has proven the benefits of putting human rights at the centre of drug policies. It's time for change! https://t.co/5yucGL8nRD
As @drtlaleng presents a new report on #drugs and #harmreduction at the @UN_HRC, @amnesty is calling on all governments to consign the ‘war on drugs’ to history and start implementing all the recommendations outlined in the report https://t.co/RaDrC0We4c
Relentless opposition is marring progress made towards equal rights for LGBTI people, as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, & intersex lives continue to be at the centre of legal debates across the world.
Read more & download our brand-new #LawsOnUs report ➤ https://t.co/uHF8AWBLgr
@CASECoalition Great news to finish the week! The Council of Europe's anti-SLAPP Recommendation sets a new and strong standard to protect critical voices from vexatious litigation intended to silence public participation #SLAPPs
“My eye is gone. I cannot change that.
But the way these weapons are used?
That can be changed.”
Leidy isn’t letting the story end here. Neither should we.
#ProtectTheProtest and sign here for a Torture-Free Trade Treaty: https://t.co/Xik5JGA6Vw ✊
Momento histórico en la ONU, donde la #CND reconoció por primera vez la importancia de la reducción de daños. Pero aún más importante, el consenso de Viena se rompió al adoptar la resolución por mayoría. Empieza una nueva etapa en la construcción de políticas de drogas!
Ha pasado algo excepcional en la historia de la diplomacia de Colombia y se constituye en nuestro segundo gran triunfo internacional, el primero fue detener las pretensiones de Nicaragua sobre nuestro mar Caribe.
El segundo es este, sin mayores comentarios mediáticos, Laura Gil, nuestra embajadora ante la Comision sobre Drogas de Naciones Unidas, logró configurar una coalición de 60 países en la comisión y por primera vez en la historia de esa comisión logró introducir dos conceptos: reconocer la disminución de daños como una política válida en la lucha contra las drogas, es lo que hicimos en Bogotá Humana, pero ahora a escala mundial y segundo: Que se reconozcan los derechos humanos dentro de cualquier estrategia antidrogas.
Eso hizo que EEUU, contrario a estas políticas, las aceptara y saliera resolución por consenso.
Me dirigí personalmente a esta comision pidiendo un cambio de la política antidrogas en el mundo, hemos dado un paso sustancial y Colombia ha sido la líder. De estar siempre de rodillas Colombia ha pasado a ser líder en el mundo.
2⃣ "Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales en la formulación de políticas de drogas: la relevancia de un próximo CESCR comentario general sobre drogas"
Organiza: @amnistia
⏰ 2:10 am CDMX/ 3:10am COL
💻Acceso online: https://t.co/gABrNHos2J
🇺🇳 DISSENT ON DRUGS — 60 countries call for change in course, acknowledging catastrophic harm of '#WarOnDrugs' approach.
'We are encouraged by the growing voices of dissent that call for a transformation in global drug control...' ~@AnnFordham@IDPCnet https://t.co/h2xCZ4xQHu
WOW. 36 rabbis led by @rodfeishalom just held a prayerful sit-in at the @UN Security Council to remind President Biden that the whole world demands a permanent #CeasefireNOW.
Biden and the US must stop vetoing peace and end Israel’s bombing and starvation of Gaza.
Unlawful, arbitrary, discriminatory and cruel. The #DeathPenalty for #drugs simply has to end now! To mark World Day Against the #deathpenalty, @amnesty renews its call for full abolition as it documented an alarming uptick in the use of this punishment https://t.co/BC75kcLzqS
🚨🧵NEW: The #PredatorFiles investigation by @EICnetwork, with @AmnestyTech’s technical support gives shocking insights on the ubiquitous nature of the surveillance industry, its sales & ineffectiveness of EU regulation in controlling it
https://t.co/sjkNVQU5gk
Cara believes that if Jake’s drug use could have been treated as a medical issue rather than a criminal issue, he would still be alive today.
In this video, she explains her belief that our current approach to drugs led to the death of her partner, Jake.
https://t.co/PDLTzY7G0z