UK police chief supports decriminalization of brothels
December 8th, 2011 by Nicole
Problems linked to prostitution could be solved by decriminalizing brothels, says a senior Greater Manchester Police officer. < http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-15558800
Deputy Chief Constable Simon Byrne said academic evidence supports this model, with benefits for sex workers including improved access health to services and increased personal security.
“An approach like this would help to bridge the gap between tackling neighbourhood nuisance and the exploitation of sex workers by organised criminals and gangs.”
Mr Byrne added that policing prostitution needed effective partnerships to ..read more
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Police on the beat – the missing link of HIV prevention in Southeast Asia
December 8th, 2011 by Nicole
Insightful piece published in ‘The Conversation’ by LEAHRN’s Professor Nick Crofts
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Watch this: Harm reduction in Kyrgyzstan prisons
December 8th, 2011 by Nicole
Check out this short video of harm reduction services in prisons of Kyrgyzstan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUK8AlJmD1A&feature=share
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Read this: Illicit drugs and the threat to development
November 15th, 2011 by Nicole
Insightful article by Associate Professor Robert Ali , the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Committee of the Australian National Council on Drugs.
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3667594.html
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Read this: Inflicting Harm: Judicial corporal punishment for drug and alcohol offences in selected countries
November 9th, 2011 by Nicole
Recently launched report by Harm Reduction International finds that over forty states apply some type of judicial corporal punishment for drug and alcohol offences. The vast majority of these sentences are handed down in countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Iran and Saudi Arabia.According to the report, such state-sanctioned violence is in clear violation of international law.IHRA_CorporalPunishmentReport_Web
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