Delving into governance styles regarding drug policy and related regimes in the region, and social and public views on the death penalty. Populists are charismatic leaders who seek to mobilise the masses to gain and retain power. They construct to mobilise the masses to gain and retain power. They construct political spaces in terms ofContinue reading “Populism and Public Opinon”
Category Archives: Drug Policy
What does it mean to do harm reduction work? An interview with Nik Carverhill
Nik Carverhill is a Canadian harm reduction worker and researcher. He works in supervised consumption sites, has done outreach and organising in homeless encampments, and conducts research on embedded harm reduction services in homeless shelters.
Are you on drugs or something?
Drugs aren’t just something we can die from, it’s something that most — if not all — of us can’t live without. Why do we take drugs? What determines if a drug is legal or illegal? Why are some kinds of drug use so normalised, while others are intensely stigmatised? Is using drugs, or evenContinue reading “Are you on drugs or something?”
Sara’s Story
Sara (not her real name) was detained without trial in Singapore’s Drug Rehabilition Centre (DRC). Here, talks to TJC about her experiences in DRC.
Halt the executions of Aziz and Saridewi
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 July 2023 This week Singapore intends to execute Mohd Aziz bin Hussain, a 56-year-old Singaporean Malay man convicted of trafficking approximately 50g of diamorphine (heroin) and Saridewi binte Djamani, a 45-year-old Singaporean woman convicted of trafficking approximately 30g of diamorphine (heroin). It has been almost twenty years since Singapore last executedContinue reading “Halt the executions of Aziz and Saridewi”
TJFest! Breaking Chains: Towards Gentler Futures
Come join us for the inaugural TJFest!
Why the death penalty for cannabis?
Prisoners on death row for cannabis question why Singapore seeks to execute people for a substance that is being increasingly decriminalised or legalised in other jurisdictions.
Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act
Singapore’s Parliament has passed amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act and the Constitution to allow for enhanced penalties against certain drug offences, as well as to grant the Central Narcotics Bureau the power to send users of psychoactive substances to state-run Drug Rehabilitation Centres. TJC highlights the problems with Singapore’s ongoing ‘War on Drugs’ approach.
HR23: Who is worthy of life?
TJC exco member Kirsten Han’s plenary speech at the Harm Reduction International conference in Melbourne.
HR23 Diary: Visiting a medically supervised injecting room in Melbourne
While attending the Harm Reduction International conference in Melbourne, TJC visits a medically supervised injecting room to learn about the harm reduction services they provided.
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