LEAHN eNews January 2017

LEAHN Director, Nick Crofts, & General Fouad Hamid El Khoury promote harm reduction in MENA region

Nick Crofts, and General Fouad Hamid El Khoury from the Lebanese Internal Security Forces came together for the Second Regional Consultation on Law Enforcement & the HIV Response in Beirut, November, 2016.

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Highlights from Greg Denham on drug policy and harm reduction

Greg continues to do great work promoting the benefits of harm reduction approaches in Asia and abroad alongside his Australian focus.

You can also follow Greg
on Twitter @greg_denham
to keep updated on his latest news.

Greg will soon be off to deliver training on harm reduction to 120 officers of the Mauritius Police Force alongside LEAHN Country Focal Point and former Kathmandu Police Commissioner, Navaraj Dhakal.

New article co-authored by Greg Denham: “From Punishment to Pragmatism: Sharing the Burden of Reducing Drug-Related Harm”

LEAHN’s Greg Denham joins debate about drug crime & dependency in China at Griffith University

Police Against Drug Prohibition: An Interview with LEAP’s Greg Denham

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Police and HIV Consultation

More than 50 people participated in an International Consultation on Policing, Public Health and Vulnerable Populations, hosted by LEAHN and IDLO in Amsterdam on 1 October 2016.

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News

LEAHN Deputy Director, Pascal Tanguay, likens Duterte’s drug policy to former Thai PM’s war on drugs

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ICYMI: Journal of the International AIDS Society Special Issue: Police, Law Enforcement and HIV

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LE and HIV Dialogue

Johannesburg was host to a Regional Dialogue for Southern Africa on Promoting Rights-based approaches to HIV curbing among Key Populations: Collaborating with correctional services and law enforcement officials

Congratulations

LEAHN CFP Svetlana Doltu is a new member of Moldova Council for the Prevention of Torture for a five year term.

In the Republic of Moldova, the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture was establsihed in 2007.

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Country Focal Point

Uganda: New report on drug use and ‘Analysing the tension between Criminal Law, Public Health and Human Rights’.

Twaibu Wamala, CFP, was a major contributor to this report.

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Round Table Meeting in South Africa

The meeting took place during the international AIDS conference on:

“Enhancing Partnerships Between Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice and HIV Programmes Working with Key Populations: Opportunities in South Africa”.

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