Explore the resources in this section which have been developed to introduce and explain the importance of the Guidelines in the context of development, criminal justice, health and vulnerable communities to a diverse range of stakeholders.
Explainer video developed by the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, UNAIDS, United Nations Commission on Human Rights, UNDP and Word Health Organization outlining how historic approaches by governments to drug control have infringed the human rights of millions of people worldwide, disproportionally impacting the most marginalised in society. The video explains how existing human rights laws and standards can be applied through the Guidelines to design drug policies that respect and protect the rights of all individuals, communities, and society.
Video detailing activities by civil society groups, UN entities, courts, government departments and agencies which have taken place across Mexico, Columbia, Uruguay Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica to implement the International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy.
This video features Dr Elīna Šteinerte of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention discussing how the Guidelines can be used to prevent arbitrary detention in the East Europe/Central Asia region.
Dmitrij Zhyvickij, Head of Sumy Regional State Administration, Ukraine shares his experience on how a human-centred approach can be taken when implementing state policy and the development of local policies.
Boyan Konstantinov, Policy Specialist, United Nations Development Programme, considers the human rights and development challenges in the EECA region facing people who use drugs, including being denied access to health care and other public benefits.
Irena Molnar, from the NGO Serbia, Re-Generation, sets out proposals for what governments can do to ensure women’s rights to access housing and social services.
Judges play a vital role in making sure human rights are protected when drug policy issues reach the court. This video promotes bespoke training on the Guidelines which is available for judges and features Judge Erlanda Agaj (First Instance Court of Fier District, Albania) speaking about her experience of applying the Guidelines.
The training package for newly appointed criminal court judges using the Guidelines was developed by the Albanian Ministry of Justice in partnership with UNDP, OHCHR, Global Drugs & Development Programme of GIZ and the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy.
The training is delivered through recordings using real life cases and participatory online sessions. It is adaptable to judicial training schemes and can be tailored to the national legal context.
