- Date
- July 2014
As the world rallies around the collective goal of “getting to zero” new HIV infections, the Open Society Foundations caution that without adequate funding and engagement around justice and human rights, and without access to medicines and services for the most vulnerable among us, this will remain empty rhetoric.
This flyer details our participation at the 20th International AIDS conference in Melbourne, Australia—from events highlighting the promise of police partnerships with sex workers and people who use drugs, to presentations about the lack of funding for programs that support access to justice. We welcome you to join us in Melbourne, or follow us from afar.
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Drug Policy
The Prescription for Saving Lives
A person dies every five minutes from overdose in the United States. We have the means to dramatically reduce those numbers. But the medication naloxone is suddenly scarce and prices are too high. What needs to happen next to save lives.
Rest in Peace
Remembering David Rothman, a Liberator and Pioneer
Rothman, a scholar-advocate of the highest order who had a profound influence on Open Society, wrote on a wide array of subjects concerning ethics and medicine, and helped free thousands of people from involuntary institutionalization.
End the Drug War
Reframing the Blame for the War on Drugs
The war on drugs is better understood as a war on people. To stop this useless and unjust destruction, we must change how we think—and talk—about people who use drugs.