The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published a statement of principles relating to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, AFEW International is taking various actions that follow the advice of the World Health Organization and the Dutch authorities.
UNAIDS developed a guidelines for people who live with HIV.
The Correlation European Harm Reduction Network and the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association published a joint position on the continuity of harm reduction services during the COVID-19 crisis.
WHO’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Use developed mental health considerations as messages targeting different groups to support for mental and psychosocial well-being during COVID-19 outbreak.
On 11th March AFEW International on behalf of the partnership ‘Voices from the East’ has submitted a proposal to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Policy Framework for Strengthening Civil Society for 2021-2025.
The great majority of us human beings here on planet Earth will contract coronavirus (COVID-19) this year. People who engage in chemsex are even more likely to, because in many cases (not all) chemsex includes lots of transmission possibilities within those chemsex scenarios.
AFEW International together with other European NGO asks international organisations to take immediate action and protect prisoners from coronavirus as soon as possible.
Do no harm, equality, transparency, humanity: values should guide the criminal justice sector’s response to coronavirus.
The following tips were developed to inform the global community of drug users on important harm reduction tips to practice during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
