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IDPC in the media
From the Philippines to Indonesia and Afghanistan, Asia's brutal drug policies have failed
CBD: Is the World Health Organization tapping the brakes?
The ‘war on drugs’ is ineffective and violates human rights, say researchers and NGOs
Finally: A leading mega-giver steps up for the opioid crisis as the death toll rises
US soldiers plead guilty to attempting to smuggle $1 million worth of cocaine from Colombia aboard military plane
A pivotal decade for the movement to end the “war on drugs"
Look! Thailand looks to become the first Asian country to legalize marijuana
Three policemen convicted of murder in deadly Philippines drug war
Why some U.S. allies didn’t sign up for Trump’s pledge to fight drugs
I said 'no' to drugs, they didn't listen: dealing with addiction
Press releases
188 NGOs call on the United Nations to condemn Bangladesh drug war
Global NGOs express concern about forced eradication in Colombia
Gender and drug policy: Exploring global innovative approaches to drug policy and incarceration
ASEAN Ministers must move urgently to protect the right to life in new drug strategy
Over 300 NGOs call on the United Nations to take immediate action on the hundreds of extrajudicial killings of suspected drug offenders in the Philippines
IDPC staff regularly provide comments to the media on a range of drug issues, in particular on international drug control, decriminilisation, regulated cannabis markets, alternative development, harm reduction, proportionality of sentencing and more.
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