Harm Reduction International 100d ago

Side event at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to discuss progress and challenges in the efforts to end the death penalty for drug offences. Panelists: H.E. Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Malaysia Representative to AICHR Dr. Mai Sato, UN Special Rapporteur on Iran and Director, Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (Birkbeck, Unversity of London) Giada Girelli, Harm Reduction International Remarks: H.E. Tsengeg Mijiddorj, Permantent Representative of Mongolia to UN in Vienna Mr. Aqeel Malik, Minister of State for Law and Justice, Pakistan Chair: H.E. Olga Marta Sauma Uribe, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the UN in Vienna The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2025 https://hri.global/flagship-research/death-penalty/the-death-penalty-for-drug-offences-global-overview-2025/