Drug Policy and Human Rights

Singapore: Commute Death Sentence in Drug Case

Apr 29, 2012

President Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam of Singapore should commute the death sentence in the heroin possession case of Yong Vui Kong.
US: Investigate Ethics in China Drug Study

Apr 18, 2012

A study about heroin cravings partially funded by a US agency and conducted in two Chinese drug rehabilitation centers raises serious questions about research ethics, Human Rights Watch said today. The research on memory retrieval and extinction in rats and Chinese drug users was published in an article in Science on April 13, 2012.

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Forced Labor and Other Abuses in Drug Detention Centers in Southern Vietnam
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Mexico's Misuse of Military Justice to Prosecute Abuses in Counternarcotics and Public Security Operations
Decades of Disparity

Drug Arrests and Race in the United States

Drug Policy and Human Rights

Letter to Singapore President Tan Keng Yam regarding Yong Vui Kong's Death Sentence

Apr 29, 2012

Human Rights Watch writes to urge you to use your powers as president to commute Yong Vui Kong’s death sentence.
Singapore: Commute Death Sentence in Drug Case

Apr 29, 2012

President Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam of Singapore should commute the death sentence in the heroin possession case of Yong Vui Kong.
US: Investigate Ethics in China Drug Study

Apr 18, 2012

A study about heroin cravings partially funded by a US agency and conducted in two Chinese drug rehabilitation centers raises serious questions about research ethics, Human Rights Watch said today. The research on memory retrieval and extinction in rats and Chinese drug users was published in an article in Science on April 13, 2012.
Letter to Peruvian Congress on Involuntary Detention of Persons With Disabilities

Apr 2, 2012

Human Rights Watch expresses its concern about Law No. 29737 and related provisions in Peruvian law that permit involuntary detention for treatment of people with psychosocial or mental disabilities and those who suffer from addiction, in circumstances that do not comply with international human rights law.
The Human Rights Paradigm: The Foundation for a Criminal Justice System We Can Be Proud Of

Mar 21, 2012

Human rights are unmatched as guideposts toward a truly just criminal justice system. Advocates can look to them for a dignity-affirming template for progress.
Statement at the Human Rights Council on the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review report of Thailand

Mar 15, 2012

Human Rights Watch regrets that Thailand rejected all recommendations calling for the review of lese majeste to safeguard freedom of expression. Thai authorities continue to use the Computer Crimes Act and the penal code provision on lese majeste (insulting the monarchy) to enforce censorship and persecute dissidents.
Letter to the International Narcotics Control Board on Capital Punishment for Drug Offences

Mar 12, 2012
Letter to Peruvian Government on Involuntary Detention of People with Drug Dependence

Feb 23, 2012

Human Rights Watch believes that provisions in Peruvian law that permit involuntary detention for treatment of people who suffer from addiction threaten fundamental human rights protections against arbitrary detention and ill-treatment and for the right to health and are contrary to sound public health policy.
The Disaster at "Christ is Love"

Feb 9, 2012

On Jan. 28 in Lima, Peru, 27 people were killed and at least five others critically injured by a fire that swept through Christ is Love, a privately run drug rehabilitation facility. Witnesses said patients started the fire in an effort to escape, after a caretaker refused to release them.Firemen on the scene reported terrible overcrowding -- up to 70 people, 18 to a room, in a facility equipped for 12. Who would blame them for trying to escape?
Russia: Government Shuts HIV-Prevention Group’s Website

Feb 8, 2012

The Russian government’s anti-drugs agency has ordered the blocking of the website of a public health organization, the Andrey Rylkov Foundation, for discussing the addiction medicine methadone, human rights groups said today. The move is an assault on freedom of expression in the midst of pro-democracy protests, the groups said.

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