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Law and Health Initiative and IHRD Convene Meeting of Russian Lawyers Representing Drug Users

Date:
May 15, 2006
Contact:
Jonathan Cohen
jcohen@sorosny.org

The OSI Law and Health Initiative and International Harm Reduction Development Program brought together Russian lawyers and harm reduction advocates for a meeting to discuss the expansion of legal services for drug users in Russia.  Lawyers with experience taking cases on behalf of drug users discussed the kinds of cases they encounter, the challenges of providing legal services to socially marginalized groups, and proposed ideas for expanding and institutionalizing their work.

IHRD has supported legal services for drug users in a number of countries and is joining with LAHI to expand these efforts. The meeting took place in Moscow on May 15, 2006, the opening day of the Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference.

Read a report on this meeting, "Providing Legal Assistance to Drug Users in Eastern Europe."

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Related Publication

Providing Legal Assistance to Drug Users in Eastern Europe
August 2006
This OSI conference report discusses the legal needs of drug users in the region, available services, current advocacy efforts, and ideas for improving access to legal services.

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