Mapping repression: Legal trends impacting civil society in CEECA
Mapping repression: Legal trends impacting civil society in CEECA
Releasing our report on 26 June—which is both the UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and the Support Don’t Punish Global Day of Action—underscores the cyclical impact of punitive laws on civil society. While that UN date originated to strengthen international cooperation against illicit drugs, the Support Don’t Punish campaign has reclaimed it as a day to oppose stigma, criminalization, and injustice, and to elevate harm reduction, human rights, and community‐driven solutions. Our report’s exposure of “foreign agent” designations, drug propaganda bans, and anti-LGBTQI+ measures in 29 CEECA countries directly exemplifies the very “war-on-drugs”-style repression Support Don’t Punish mobilizes against—and positions EHRA’s recommendations as part of a broader global movement for support rather than punishment. (Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA), 2025)
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