Written Submission to Dame Carol Black review
Release’s Submission to Phase Two of the Black Review.
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Release responded to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights call for inputs on Human Rights and Drug Policy (A/HRC/RES/60/26): Human rights challenges in addressing and countering all aspects of the world drug problem, in particular on the impact of drug policies on the rights of women and girls.
Response to the UK government’s White Paper ‘Swift, Certain, Tough: New Consequences for Drug Possession’
In summary, Release is fundamentally opposed to the proposals contained in the White Paper. The Government is guilty of ignoring the evidence of how we can reduce the harms of drugs and the harm caused by current drug policies. Criminalisation and punishment of drug possession offences does not deter use, a point that has been…
Response to the Vagrancy Act Consultation, 2022
Release welcomes the opportunity to consult on the proposals being put forward by the Government, and whilst we welcome the repeal of the Vagrancy Act, we fundamentally oppose the criminalisation of people who are begging. Within our written response to the Vagrancy Act consultation (submitted 5th May, 2022) we outline that the need to beg is driven…
Submission to Joint Committee on Human Rights on Drug Testing on Arrest
Release has submitted evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights in relation to the Criminal Justice Bill 2023. The Bill, if passed, will amend several pieces of existing legislation to allow police to subject people to a drugs test upon arrest for any drug, and in relation to an as yet unknown list of…
Release and Harm Reduction International’s submission to the OHCHR
Release and Harm Reduction International’s submission to the OHCHR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) call for input on the “promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Africans and of people of African descent against excessive use of force and other human rights violations by law enforcement officers”,…
Submission to Public Accounts Committee on Reducing the Harms from Illegal Drugs
Release partnered with Unjust UK to submit evidence to the Public Accounts Committee’s Inquiry into government’s progress implementing its 10-year drug strategy, which was published in 2021. We have published our complete thoughts on the strategy here. The Committee began hearing oral evidence on 30 November. Our submission was accepted as evidence and published to the…
