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flag British Columbia’s top human rights official calls the province’s opioid response a human rights violation, citing stigma and criminalization over harm reduction.

flag British Columbia’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, has declared the province’s response to the opioid crisis a human rights violation, blaming stigma and criminal justice approaches over evidence-based harm reduction. flag She urged prioritizing science and compassion, citing the toxic drug crisis as the leading cause of death for those aged 19 to 59, with 158 overdose deaths in September 2025—20% fewer than the previous year but still alarmingly high. flag Govender emphasized that prohibition, not safer supply programs, drives the crisis and called for urgent, pandemic-level action.

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