| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
Global: UN drug control bodies must take urgent action towards ending unlawful use of the death penalty for drug-related offences
Global: UN drug control bodies must take urgent action towards ending unlawful use of the death penalty for drug-related offences
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) must take urgent action to condemn the unlawful use of the death penalty for drug-related offences and work with UN member states towards abolishing this cruel punishment once and for all, Amnesty International and Harm Reduction International said ahead of World Drug Day on 26 June. (Amnesty International, UK, 24.06.2026)