Harm Reduction and Human Rights
00:00, November 23, 2009 | Press Release | Drug users
On November 20, 2009 a training on “Harm Reduction and Human Rights” took place in “Asparez’ journalists’ club in Gyumri. Representatives of about 15 NGOs, students of the faculty of law at Universities took part in the training.
Artur Potosyan, the head of the NGO “Anti-drug Civil Alliance”, doctor-expert and the lawyer of the same organization Violeta Zopunyan were involved as experts.
The training participants were presented with the understanding of ‘harm reduction’, the main principles and measures, relation of drug users and the harm reduction program with human rights. The international and regional treaties and the legislative bases for harm reduction in the Republic of Armenia were also presented.
The participants had the opportunity to consolidate their knowledge in working groups.
The training was organized by HCA Vanadzor within the framework of the project “Legal Aid to the drug users of Lori, Shirak, Taush regions and the city of Yerevan”, which is implemented by the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Armenia.