🧵1/3: At #HRC60, the #GCDP and @IDPCnet hosted a co-organized side event on how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations. The discussion emphasized abolition of the death penalty, international cooperation, and decriminalization as key pathways.

Have skills to resource social change? We’re looking for a ✨Fundraising Strategist✨ to help us power up the #SupportDontPunish campaign! Apply by 8 September! https://t.co/FitjOlBUrq Share with relevant networks 💚

The global liberation of the sacred #cocaleaf is critical to uphold the rights of Indigenous Peoples of the Andean Amazonian region. #Coca has been prohibited for over 50 years based on racist & colonial prejudice. The #WHO has begun an overdue review. https://t.co/OHirqdBxra

Thank you. Forever grateful for the generosity shown to Colombia.

At the last CND in March 2025, Colombia led a resolution that creates an independent expert panel that will conduct a long-over review of the UN drug control ‘machinery’. Her leadership has been exceptional 🥰 @Lauraggils @RRFdrugreporter

✨From murals and marches to mutual aid and media actions, thousands of people in 262 cities of 80 countries commemorated #SupportDontPunish Day, on 26 June 💚 Our blog recaps some of the many powerful ways grassroots groups mobilised for change: https://t.co/XSL5AeePw4

WATCH 👀 My interview w/ the inspiring @Lauraggils Colombia's Ambassador At-Large for Drug Policy. In 2 years, she has shaken up the moribund and fossilised UN drug policy debate! We wish all the best as she moves to @OAS_official & will miss her greatly.

We spoke with more than 150 people today - almost entirely local - overwhelmingly in support of getting a local overdose prevention site Happy #SupportDontPunish day of action 🥹 @SDPcampaign PS Twitter has a 10 acct tag limit so very sorry if you weren’t tagged!

Naomi Burke-Shyne was a one-of-a-kind leader — smart, open-hearted, and deeply committed. We were lucky to work alongside her and mourn her untimely passing. Our thoughts go out to her family & loved ones. You can share memories and condolences here:

Love this galaxy of advocates, campaigners and agitators that believe drug policies can shift towards ensuring human rights & social justice! Thanks to our network for joining our very early members meeting at #HR25 💚 #SupportDontPunish!

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Were you among the 1000s of campaigners organising activities for the 2024 #SupportDontPunish Global Day of Action? 👊💚 The campaign seeks your feedback & insights! Share them by 25 August using through this link: https://t.co/33OzI6KmO3

🇺🇳 This year's session of the UN @CND_tweets did not go as usual! Marked by glaring geopolitical divides, high civil society participation and the 1st resolution votes in decades — our Proceedings report unpicks a historical meeting. 📘 Read & share:

TODAY @ #AIDS2024 — Grassroots organising is the lifeblood of the #HarmReduction movement. We've always supported each other! Join us & @Metzineres_org to discuss the #SupportDontPunish campaign's role in nurturing this legacy. ⏰ 13:30 - 14:30 📍 5-5-5 Zone, Global Village 💚

Visit @SDPcampaign booth at the Global Village to join the global campaign for #Decriminalisation #AIDS2024

Every dollar spent on defense is a dollar not spent on health and social services - @HelenClarkNZ at #AIDS2024

.@Winnie_Byanyima joins the #SupportDontPunish campaign, calling for a rights-based approach to drug policy. Criminalization of drug use discourages uptake of HIV services, drive users underground & lead to unsafe practices. Decriminalization saves lives. #WorldDrugDay

'We don’t live single-issue lives. And our struggle should reflect that. Which is why building bridges with gender, racial, Indigenous, migrant and disability justice movements, to name a few, is critical.' Read on!