Women & the War on Drugs: Abolishing the Death Penalty & Centring Resistance to Gendered Drug Policy

This event explored the gendered impacts of punitive drug policy, tracing women's lived experiences and collective resistance, and centring the death penalty as its harshest expression. It was filmed at the Women Deliver conference in Naarm, Melbourne.

DATE 23 Apr 2026
DELIVERY In-person & Online
SPEAKERSThe Honourable Helen Clark / Former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Chair of the Global Commission on Drug PolicyLinette Collins / WHRINSara Kowal / Eleos Justice, Monash University & CPJPMore

This event explored the gendered impacts of punitive drug policy, tracing women’s lived experiences and collective resistance, and centring the death penalty as its harshest expression. It was filmed at the Women Deliver conference in Naarm, Melbourne.

The Honourable Helen Clark

Former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Chair of the Global Commission on Drug Policy

Linette Collins

WHRIN

Sara Kowal

Eleos Justice, Monash University & CPJP

Professor Adeeba Kamarulzaman

Monash University Malaysia

Ele Morrison

AIVL

Ruth Birgin

WHRIN

Ailish Brennan

Harm Reduction International

Kirsten Han

ADPAN

Aisya Humaida

LBHM

Atty Edre Olalia

International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL)

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