Venta needed treatment for his drug problem. Instead, he was tortured. In all corners of the world, people who use drugs are forcibly detained in “rehabilitation” centers where they may be subjected to beatings, forced labor, medical experimentation, denial of basic health care (including evidence-based drug treatment), and other severe human rights violations. Like Venta, [...]
A young man is left to die in pain because of archaic restrictions on medicines. A woman is sterilized without her consent because she has HIV. A teenager with a drug problem is locked away in a “treatment” center where he is beaten and abused. The Campaign to Stop Torture in Health Care is working [...]
Recent United Nations statistics show that more than 250 million people globally consume drugs. And despite global efforts to combat the production, trafficking and consumption of illicit drugs, their use is increasing, particularly in countries surrounding Afghanistan which includes Pakistan, Iran and Central Asia. This episode of Visions explores a new report which provides evidence [...]
In Asia hundreds of thousands of drug users are detained under inhumane circumstances in compulsory rehabilitation centers. HCLU’s short film is about these centers. For more information visit: drogriporter.hu