Criminalization of drug use in the context of COVID-19 - Gaps in policy and practice in East Africa

Organised by VOCAL-Kenya & AfricaNPUD
15th September 2020
14:00 - 16:00 |EAT – Eastern Africa Time Join this conversation on three crucial topics:

1. The punitive approaches that negates safety and public health.
2. The health downside of mass criminalization.
3. Law enforcement and public health as an urgent agenda for East Africa.

Speakers:

• Prof. Nick Croft. Centre for Law Enforcement and Public Health

• Dr. Fayzal Sulliman. UNODC - East Africa Regional Office

• Tinka Zerugaba. Commissioner of Police - Anti-Narcotics Police Uganda

• Aggrey Aluso. Program Manager, Health and Rights, Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa.

• Richard Nininahazwe. Coordinator - AfricaNPUD