De légers changements dans la guerre aux drogues au Myanmar

Le Myanmar a pris une nouvelle mesure timide dans le sens d’une prise de distance par rapport aux peines draconiennes appliquées pour les infractions liées aux drogues.

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The meeting, organised by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), follows a similar pledge by the group of countries last year to put more focus on treatment services rather than punitive measures for certain drug users.

At the centre of the effort is support for community health providers who deliver basic medical and counseling services.

Drug treatment expert Olivier Lermet from the regional UNODC office in Bangkok said the dominant response to drugs in the region has been a “very law enforcement-oriented approach which [often disregards] … welfare of the community, public security, provision of health services, corruption [and] human rights”.

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