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To end Aids, we must help the vulnerable, not arrest them
There is talk at Melbourne’s International Aids Conference of ending Aids by 2030. But this requires the political will to help drug users and sex workers, rather than criminalising them.
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It was the deadliest night in a deadly war on drugs, as Philippine police killed 32 people alleged of involvement in the drugs trade, the highest death toll in a single day of police operations since President Duterte took office. Amnesty International declared the shootings in Bulacan province had plumbed “new depths of barbarity”. A warning:…
Thousands of protesters across the Philippines have taken to the streets after the ex-dictator Ferdinand Marcos was buried in a secret military ceremony. Activists have turned their anger on President Duterte for sanctioning the burial, while his hardline war on drugs is threatening to dent his popularity.
There is talk at Melbourne’s International Aids Conference of ending Aids by 2030. But this requires the political will to help drug users and sex workers, rather than criminalising them.
As Sir Richard Branson recommends decriminalising drugs, Channel 4 News hears that the real fight for those harmed by drug misuse is against cuts to care.
A study seen by Channel 4 News reveals the levels of some drugs including antibiotics, heart medicines and paracetamol found in rivers in English national parks, are high enough to change fish behaviour and damage plant life.
Essex Police gave us exclusive access to its Domestic Abuse Problem Solving Team, which is trying something very different.
FactCheck takes a look at some of the key claims John Swinney and his manifesto are making.
We sit down with the leader of the Liberal Democrats – Sir Ed Davey.
Fed up with being run by liberals in the cities, some in Oregon want to join Idaho.
A shocking new report shows prisons are still being used as a so-called “place of safety” for people who are mentally unwell – a practice the 2022 Mental Health Bill was supposed to have stopped.
The overuse of antibiotics has led to the emergence of “superbugs”.
There’s a lot we still don’t know.
Survivors of sexual exploitation have spoken out about their experiences of violence and abuse amid calls for a change in law to protect vulnerable adults.
In fact, the UK regulator used EU law to authorise the jab.
Downing Street said the MPs had been “reminded of their responsibility to check the validity of information before they post on social media sites”.