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Post-cure and post-human rights – recent findings presented at the Australian Sociological Association conference

GLaD program lead Kate Seear and project officer Dion Kagan presented recent findings at The Australian Sociological Association conference earlier this month.

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Thinking dignity and freedom this Human Rights Day

Each year on the 10th of December, the United Nations celebrates International Human Rights Day. In 2022, the theme for the day is ‘Dignity, freedom and justice

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On tables, doors and listening spaces

Our article, ‘On tables, doors and listening spaces: Parliamentary human rights scrutiny and engagement of others’, is published in the Australian Journal of Human Rights.

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Visiting Fellowship at Warwick Law School

GLaD Program researcher, Dr Sean Mulcahy, recently visited the University of Warwick after securing a Visiting Research Fellowship

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International Overdose Awareness Day and drug policy reforms in Victoria

In the lead up to International Overdose Awareness Day, we highlight some of the policy reforms in the state of Victoria to tackle overdose

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Talking drugs, dance and human rights at the Global Meeting on Law and Society

GLaD project officer Sean Mulcahy recently presented a paper co-authored with project lead Kate Seear at the Global Meeting on Law and Society in Lisbon.

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New research on debates about roadside drug testing and human rights

Our new paper explores how this debate on roadside drug testing in the ACT unfolded.

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Drug policy landscapes: Understanding human rights imaginaries and drug policy in Colombia

Global discussion about human rights in drug policy reform is increasing. There are several studies that advocate for the need for human rights in drug

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New research on how human rights processes manage alcohol, other drugs and gender

We are excited to announce the publication of the first article from the ARC-funded project, ‘A world-first “post-human rights” framework for drug policy’. Co-authored by

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Forum hears call for action on drugs, health and human rights

Each year, the United Nations celebrates two important, interconnected days on its international calendar. The 10th of December marks International Human Rights Day. In 2021,

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The launch of the Global Drug Policy Index

GLaD program lead Kate Seear recently joined colleagues from around Australia for a special panel event to mark the launch of the inaugural Global Drug

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Critical drug scholarship as an otherwise to rights

GLaD program lead Kate Seear and project officer Sean Mulcahy recently presented a paper at the After Rights? Politics, Ethics and Aesthetics Workshop.

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Victorian inquiry into cannabis considers law reform

A Victorian parliamentary committee recently released a report detailing the findings and recommendations from a major inquiry into the use of cannabis in Victoria. GLaD program lead Associate Professor Kate Seear was one of several people to make a submission to the inquiry.

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On International Overdose Awareness Day, new research considers post-mortem rights

Each year, on the 31st of August, people around the world come together to mark International Overdose Awareness Day. Initiated in 2001 by Melburnian Sally J Finn, International Overdose Awareness Day is an opportunity to pause, grieve, memorialise lives lost, and to stimulate frank conversations about overdose and other drug-related harms and how to prevent them.

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A world-first ‘post–human rights’ framework for drug policy

With new Australian drug laws required to comply with human rights frameworks, researchers at the GLaD program are conducting a new study funded by the Australian Research Countil to develop a world-first ‘post–human rights’ framework for drug policy.

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