Stop Using Mandatory Detention as a Form of Medical Treatment

Violence Is Not The Solution

In many countries, governments forcibly detain people as a form of “treatment” for medical conditions such as drug addiction, mental disability, or tuberculosis.

In many countries, governments forcibly detain people as a form of treatment for medical conditions such as drug addiction, mental disability, or tuberculosis.

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03.09

UN Calls for Closure of Compulsory Drug Detention and Rehabilitation Centers

01.27

Human Rights Groups Raise Concerns Over India’s Treatment of Drug Users

01.23

In the Name of Treatment: Ending Abuses in Compulsory Drug Detention Centers

12.01

INTERIGHTS Bulletin: Human Rights Abuses and Health Care

UN Calls for Closure of Compulsory Drug Detention and Rehabilitation Centers

Twelve United Nations entities have issued a joint statement calling for the closure of compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centers. The existence of such centers often leads to human rights abuses and threatens the health of detainees.

Human Rights Groups Raise Concerns Over India’s Treatment of Drug Users

Civil society groups submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council highlighting ongoing severe abuse of people in India's drug detention centers. The groups report that the abuse often rises to the level of torture.

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Abuse in the Name of Treatment

Throughout Southeast Asia, men and women who are caught using drugs are locked away.

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Stop Using Mandatory Detention as a Form of Medical Treatment

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