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International Human Rights Jurisprudence on Issues Relating to Drug Use and Harm Reduction

March 2007

OSI

Rick Lines

Commissioned by the Open Society Institute Law and Health Initiative, this research paper reviews jurisprudence from treaty-monitoring bodies of the United Nations and selected regional and national human rights courts that can be used to advocate for the human rights of people who use drugs.

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