While many countries use UN World Drug Day as an occasion to persecute--and even execute--drug users, some organizations took the opportunity to emphasize the need for honest debate about drugs and for policies which seek to treat, not punish.
Posts Tagged “China”
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Posted in: Europe, Health, Latin America & the Caribbean, Rights & Equality
Topics: Alexandra Kirby, Brazil, China, death penalty, drug policy, drug treatment, harm reduction, Iran, Vietnam
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This week, Open Society tweets covered events in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, the importance of education, social media use in Kenya, and the UN's silence on forced sterilization in China.
Posted in: Africa, Education & Youth
Topics: Brock Boddie, China, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, social media
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Filmmaker Jian Yi, an Open Society Fellow, talks about his work helping ordinary Chinese citizens document their lives in order to preserve collective memory and stimulate civic engagement.
Posted in: Asia, Media & Arts
Topics: China, Jian Yi, Steve Hubbell, video
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U.S. funds are being used to support compulsory "rehabilitation" centers in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam where people who use drugs are routinely beaten, raped, and otherwise abused.
Posted in: Asia, Health, Rights & Equality, United States
Topics: Cambodia, China, Daniel Wolfe, drug policy, drug treatment, HIV/AIDS, torture, Vietnam
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Throughout Southeast Asia, men and women who are caught using drugs are locked away in so-called rehabilitation centers where they are routinely tortured.
Posted in: Asia, Health, Rights & Equality
Topics: Cambodia, China, Daniel Wolfe, drug policy, human rights, torture