The executions in the first third of 2024 herald another bloody year in #SaudiArabia .
🔴 At least 71 threatened with execution are in danger, including 9 minors. We believe the number is higher.
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The war on drugs must end.

Punitive drug policy has led to over-incarceration and prison overcrowding globally. It has driven involuntary treatment and detention of people who use drugs.

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EU envoy praises amendment to Pakistani drugs law ‘abolishing death penalty’ for drug offenses. EUPakistan ambassador states should prioritise prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of drug users. thenews.com.pk/print/1185868-… The News Justice Project Pakistan Harm Reduction International Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide

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Grateful for the opportunity to shed light on statistics surrounding narcotics offences. Let's continue striving for #evidencebased policy making. #DataForPolicy

As of April 2024, in Pakistan, nearly 19,636 inmates are charged under #NarcoticsOffences , with prisons operating at 159% of their capacity. #Criminalization of #minor_drug_offenses exacerbates prison overcrowding.
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HRI's Giada Girelli in Dawn.com: “we spend 750 times more on punitive drug control measures than we do on life-saving essential harm reduction services.. This is a violation of the rights of people who use drugs” #investinjustice dawn.com/news/1829703

The final #ReimaginingJustice event has begun in Lahore. Our panel will be discussing 'Incarceration under drug-related offences and overcrowding in prisons in Pakistan'

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Kamran Adil, DIG Operations Punjab: 'We need to reimagine an alternate regime, where the drug user can be diverted away from the criminal justice system before they become habitual offenders and get funneled into the system, which is very hard to escape.'

Happening in Lahore now!

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Arif Umar Aziz, Director Parole and Probation Services: 'When we talk of rehabilitation, we have to go into the root causes: psychological, and economic factors. We have to address these issues, and use mass media to warn people away from destructive drugs. And perhaps Parliament

Muneer Hussain Bhatti, President Lahore Bar Association,'I recommend that there need to be more fair investigations, particularly in cases of peddling and using. The law needs to be changed to distinguish between users and suppliers, they cannot be treated the same. The bar is

'I have been searching for a forum where I could push for the rehabilitation of people dependent on drugs. I thank Justice Project Pakistan for the much-needed initiative to inform reform in drug policy.' - Farhad Ali Shah, Prosecutor General Punjab.

Happening now!
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The final event for the 'Reimagining Justice' conference, being held in Lahore today, features a panel discussion on 'Incarceration under Drug-related Offences and Overcrowding in Pakistani Prisons' in collaboration with the Public Prosecution Department Punjab.

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Our final event for the #ReimaginingJustice Conference is underway in Lahore