November 1st is International Drug Users Day, we stand in solidarity with millions of people using drugs who live their daily lives in harsh, extremely risky environments accentuated by the […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogSupport rights-centric programs for drug use: Vienna Commission on Narcotic Drugs
asaxenaAlliance India’s G. Charanjit Sharma was selected to represent India as a civil society speaker at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on the world drug problem, which took place […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogUNGASS 2016: ‘Harm reduction saved my life’
asaxenaThe following remarks were presented on April 21st in plenary at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs in New York. Namaste! My name is Charanjit Sharma and […]Read More
Action, BlogUnited Nations, Divided on Drugs
asaxenaVienna hosted the 59th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), a high-level commission convened by the UN Office of Drug Control (UNODC) to discuss drug policy reform. […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogHarsh drug laws undermine India’s HIV response
Bini PhilipsA national consultation was held on 18th November 2014 in New Delhi to discuss the emerging challenges faced by India’s drug-using communities. Harsh laws, policies and practices that punish drug users […]Read More
Action, BlogStigma to Strength: A Widow’s Triumph
amritaLalmuni Devi needs no introduction in Sarenja village. Situated in western Bihar, Sarenja is poverty-stricken with hardly any means of livelihood and even fewer employment opportunities. In this rural underbelly […]Read More
Action, BlogOut of the Shadows: Women who Use Drugs in India
indiaaidsallianceWomen who use drugs are collectively failed by India’s HIV response! This systemic neglect involves government departments, civil society and the private sector. While government programs have done well to […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogAre harm reduction strategies working?
indiaaidsallianceObserved every year on 26th June, International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking remains focused largely on protecting society from the evils of drugs. There is however a burning need to consider […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogBeyond Punishment: A Conversation about the Government of India’s Support for Drug Users
indiaaidsallianceRajesh Nandan Srivastava, India’s Director of Narcotics Control, was in Vienna last month to attend the High-Level Segment of the 57th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). […]Read More
Action, BlogThe Pain of Being ‘the Other’: How Stigma Fuels HIV/AIDS among People Who Inject Drugs in India
indiaaidsallianceBorn in a poor family in a remote district of Haryana, Paul (name changed) learnt from childhood to be by himself. He was dragged to work at the age of […]Read More