Human Rights and Drug Policy: A Paradigm Shift: Note Prepared for the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (20 September 2019)

In this submission, Amnesty provides comments on the Introductory Memorandum published by the Committee of Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly, in preparation of the forthcoming baseline study on drug policy and human rights in Europe. The current document presents human rights standards relevant to the several issues covered in the Memorandum and recommends additional topics that the organization considers to be crucial to be included in any future draft of the study.