Carta abierta al Gobierno de Liberia para que respete el documento final de la Sesión Especial de la Asamblea General de la ONU sobre drogas

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Carta abierta al Gobierno de Liberia para que respete el documento final de la Sesión Especial de la Asamblea General de la ONU sobre drogas

20 enero 2017

La Fundación FADCA y la Red de Políticas de Drogas de África Occidental (WADPN) instan al Gobierno liberiano a que examine sus políticas de control de drogas y garantice que estén en sintonía con el documento final de la Sesión Especial de la Asamblea General de la ONU (UNGASS).

Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

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To Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President, Republic of Liberia

Dear Madam Sirleaf,

As you will know, the United Nations General Assembly held its 30th Special Session (UNGASS) in New York in April 2016, with a focus on the world drug problem.1 At this important meeting, UN member states – including the Republic of Liberia – agreed and committed to the Resolution S-30/1: “Our joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem” (referred to hereafter as the UNGASS Outcome Document).

With this letter, we – the Foundation Against Illicit Drug and Child Abuse (FADCA) and the West African Drug Policy Network, Liberia Chapter – are calling upon the Government to urgently review its own drug control policies and practices and ensure that they align with the commitments contained in the UNGASS Outcome Document.

Below we highlight some of the most pertinent sections of the UNGASS Outcome Document, and outline our serious concerns with regards to the Government’s continuing actions targeted at suspected drug users – in which ghettos and streets are being raided, several women, children and other peaceful citizens have been tortured, maimed and some are held in prisons and detention centers without due process.

Click here to read the letter in full

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