Posts Tagged ‘Ungass’
A balancing act. Drug policy in Colombia after UNGASS 2016
This document is the result of a project developed by Dejusticia in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and Law of Colombia and the British Embassy in Colombia, with funds from the United Kingdom through its embassy in Colombia.
Read MoreThe gap between discourse and practice for drug policy reform in Latin America
The drug policy reform movement, albeit with its internal diversity, has one main premise: prohibition of drugs has failed to achieve its goal of reducing both demand and supply for illicit substances.
Read MoreDrugs, Mafias, and Peace
We either change drug policy to weaken paramilitarism and the strongholds of organized crime that remain from the internal conflict, or the possibilities for peace building will be much more difficult and uncertain.
Read MorePost-UNGASS: From Why to How to Change Drug Policy
Colombia insisted at the UN that the War against Drugs has failed, it’s time to implement more intelligent policy domestically.
Read MoreEradicating the War on Drugs
Colombia has to eradicate its own war against drugs and redirect its resources to consolidating democracy and development in rural areas.
Read MoreNational Coalition in Favor of Drug Policy Reform in Colombia
A group of civil society organizations (NGOs, grassroots organizations, academic sectors, think tanks, and researchers) have come together with the purpose of creating a national coalition in favor of reforming drug policy in Colombia.
Read MoreOver 1,000 Leaders Worldwide Call for End to “Disastrous” Drug War, Ahead of UN Special Session
Former Presidents of Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Switzerland & Poland; Former Prime Ministers of Greece, Hungary & The Netherlands Join With Distinguished Scholars, Celebrities, Clergy, Business Leaders, Elected Officials, and Others in Calling for Alternatives to Prohibitionist Drug Control Policies.
Read MoreThe Many Faces of Drug Use
We have to insist that no drug user should be treated as a criminal and that the majority is far the dominant stereotype.
Read MoreUNGASS 2016: The Challenge of Rethinking Drug Policy
Studies show the negative human rights and public health impact of current drug policy in the region. It’s time to reconsider them.
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