The Special Rapporteur adresses his concerns in relation to the changes to the threshold amounts for criminal possession of illegal drugs in Ukraine.
It is emphasized that the reduced legal thresholds for possession of small quantities of illegal drugs will endanger needle/syringe exchange programmes, and consequently the HIV prevention efforts (especially by having an impact on those who collect or return used syringes containing residues amounts of illegal drugs).
Citation: Anand Grover, 'Communications report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to health: Ukraine' (2011) UKR 5/2011