Example 5: The right to privacy in the context of drug treatment Project Type: Litigation — MGN Limited v. The United Kingdom, no. 39401/04, ECtHR (January 18, 2011). Organization  This is an example of an individual person that filed a lawsuit to protect her privacy. The Problem The British tabloid The Daily Mirror (formerly known as the Mirror) published several articles in 2001 showing supermodel Naomi Campbell attending Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings.…

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Example 6: Contesting hate speech against drug users  Project Type: Advocacy The Organization Harm Reduction International London, England Email: info@ihra.net Website:  http://www.ihra.net/ Irish Needle Exchange Forum Ireland E-mail: info@inef.ie Website:  http://inef.ie/ CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign Dublin, Ireland E-mail:  info@citywide.ie Website:  http://www.citywide.ie/ Harm Reduction International (HRI), the Irish Needle Exchange Forum, and the CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign work to provide services for drug users, their families and their communities. They also provide accurate…

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Example 7: Challenging the mandatory death penalty for drugs in India  Project Type: Litigation — Mithu v. State of Punjab, (1983) 2 S.C.C. 277 (India). Organization  Lawyers Collective New Dehli & Mumbai, India E-mail New Dehli: aidslaw1@lawyerscollective.org E-mail Mumbai: aidslaw@lawyerscollective.org Website:  www.lawyerscollective.org This is an example of an individual challenging a government policy by bringing a human rights claim. The Problem An Indian man who was found guilty of a repeated offense…

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Example 8: Encouraging implementation of CESCR recommendations on opioid substitution treatment in Russia  Project Type: Advocacy and Litigation The Organization Andrey Rylkov Foundation for Health and Social Justice  E-mail: Rylkov.foundation@gmail.com Website:  http://en.rylkov-fond.org/  (English) The Andrey Rylkov Foundation for Health and Social Justice (ARF) is a non-profit organization incorporated in the Russian Federation in September 2009. The aim of ARF is to develop and promote a “humane drug policy based on tolerance, protection…

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Example 9: Methadone maintenance treatment in Alberta prisons Milton Cardinal v. The Director of the Edmonton Remand Centre and the Director of the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre Project Type: Litigation Organization  This is an example of an individual bringing an action to challenge a human rights abuse. “That [denial of MMT] was wrong . . . . They have no right to torture your client, none whatsoever. It’s almost like keeping food…

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Harm Reduction Resources A. International Instruments Nonbinding UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, General Comment No. 3: HIV/AIDS and the Rights of the Child, CRC/GC/2003/3 (March 17, 2003). www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/comments.htm. UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, General Comment No. 10: Children’s Rights in Juvenile Justice, CRC/C/GC/10 (April 25, 2007). www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/comments.htm. UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Standard Minimum Rules for the…

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Harm Reduction Key Terms A Addiction A commonly used term that describes a pattern of drug use indicating physical or mental dependence. It is not a diagnostic term and is no longer used by the World Health Organization (WHO). Advocacy Harm reduction efforts often include an advocacy component, which may involve lobbying for drug users’ rights, or for funding for harm reduction programs, or trying to change public perception of…

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