| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
End overreliance on punitive measures to address drugs problem – UN report
End overreliance on punitive measures to address drugs problem – UN report
GENEVA (20 September 2023) – A UN human rights report today calls for a shift from punitive measures to address the global drugs problem to the use of policies grounded in human rights and public health, arguing that disproportionate use of criminal penalties is causing harm. (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Genf, 20.09.2023)
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/09/end-overreliance-punitive-measures-address-drugs-problem-un-report