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Open Wound: Extrajudicial Drug War Killings in 2022

Open Wound: Extrajudicial Drug War Killings in 2022 online side event for the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs annual meeting Friday 18 March 2022, 12:15-1:05pm CET / 7:15-8:05am ET / 7:15-8:05pm PHT https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkcOyoqzgjG9BsTbQLBhjS4XI7scZUX1Zo Speakers: * Karen Gomez-Dumpit, Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines * Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman, Programme Coordinator, Asian Human Rights Commission * […]

The right to science and freedom of research with scheduled substances

Vienna International Center Wagramer Str. 5, Vienna

Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Sixty-first session 12-16 March 2018 - Vienna, Austria The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recognizes the right of everyone to "enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications" and demands that states "respect the freedom indispensable for scientific research and creative activity.” It continues that "the steps […]