Georgia: anti-drug law violates human rights
HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev. 2007 Dec;12(2-3):69-70.
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Abstract
At a time when the Georgian government should be protecting the human rights of people who use drugs, Parliament enacted a law that specifically aims to increase stigma against drug users by imposing a range of administrative sanctions against them, Nina Kiknadze and David Otiashvili write.
MeSH terms
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Attitude to Health
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Georgia (Republic)
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Government Agencies
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Human Rights / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Humans
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Legislation, Drug*
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Substance-Related Disorders / prevention & control*