The Global Drug Policy Index is the first of its kind that measures, evaluates and ranks countries according to how well their drug policies are aligning with the recommendations included in the UN System Common Position on Drugs and its Task Team’s report from March 2019. Based on 75 indicators running across five thematic dimensions (absence of extreme sentencing, proportionality of the criminal justice response, harm reduction, access to controlled medicines, and development), this first edition of the Index covers 30 countries from all regions of the world. The first data from the Index were launched in November 2021, and this side event offered an overview of the methodology and key findings, illustrated with testimonies from people directly affected by drug policies worldwide.
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