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@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialWhen Lebanon moved towards a health-centred approach to drug use, the results were significant: overdoses decreased, hepatitis C infections fell, and arrests for drug possession dropped. Learn more at investinjustice.net
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialWhat did you believe about HIV five years ago that you know differently today? The HIV landscape has changed in recent years. At #AIDS2026, Alexandre Putti and João Netto reflect on science, community, intersectionality and care.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialLast chance! Today is the final day to submit your abstract for #HR27Belfast. Your work, insights and stories can help shape the conversation at the conference. Whether you’re a person with lived experience, researcher, service provider, advocate or policymaker, we want to hear from you.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialThe Harm Reduction Summit hosted By Andrew Tatarsky, PhD & Academy of Therapy Wisdom is underway, through 9 Oct.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialAnti-gender attacks are a health emergency for trans communities. At #AIDS2026, Pedro Ivo Oliveira, Health Officer at Global Action for Trans Equality, called for collective action to protect trans rights. Coordination, collectivity and community are key.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialHIV care has never been more advanced. But is everyone able to access it? Stigma, marginalisation and barriers to healthcare continue to stand in the way of health equity. At #AIDS2026, Alexandre Putti and João Netto shared key perspectives on what needs to change.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialUS foreign aid cuts have put people who use drugs and other vulnerable populations at enormous risk.
🔗Read The Guardian's article by @whatsitlike.me featuring Ailish Brennan, Policy Analyst at HRI:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/31/hiv-aids-medication-usaid-cuts
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialYou asked. We listened. We have extended the abstract submission deadline for #HR27Belfast!
Submit your abstract before Friday, 9 October.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialHow can human rights scrutiny shape drug policy advocacy, accountability and reform? Join us for a side event at the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council. 📅 29 Sept 🕐 12–1 PM CET 📍 Room Concordia 1, Palais des Nations
@harmreductionintl.bsky.social🔎 Looking for human rights standards to strengthen your harm reduction advocacy?
HRI’s Human Rights Standards Database brings together UN norms, principles and recommendations on drug policy and human rights.
👉 Explore the database: https://hri.global/un-human-rights-standards-database/
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialIf you haven't submitted your abstract yet, now is the time!
https://hr27.hri.global/call-for-abstracts/
@harmreductionintl.bsky.social🫰Supporting harm reduction means supporting trans equity. At #AIDS2026, Pedro Ivo Oliveira from Global Action for Trans Equality highlighted the urgent need for new, sustainable funding for these strategies.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialHIV care has changed dramatically. At #AIDS2026, Alexandre Putti and João Netto shared their experiences of these changes in HIV science and community. What has changed in your community?
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialWhether you are presenting the findings of a major research study, sharing lessons from a grassroots project, challenging conventional thinking, or creating space for dialogue, we encourage you to submit your work.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialWe welcome submissions from across the full spectrum of harm reduction, including research, policy, advocacy, service delivery, community organising, lived and living experience, education, arts and culture, and innovative practice.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialAround 80% of the HR27 programme will be selected through this open call for abstracts, making your submission central to the conversations that will take place in Belfast. Share your work! Submit your abstract before 30 September.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialCalling academics: the abstract deadline is approaching for #HR27Belfast! Open to all methodologies and disciplines. Got early-stage work? Our Poster/Dialogue formats are made for it.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.social🏳️⚧️ What can the harm reduction movement do for the trans community?
We asked Pedro Ivo Oliveira, Health Officer at GATE at #AIDS2026 in Brazil.
Trans-led movements are resisting despite a lack of funding. But resistance alone isn’t sustainable.
@harmreductionintl.bsky.socialWe continued to advocate against rights abuses committed globally in the name of drug control, and promote the human rights of people who use drugs and their communities.
