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Tramadol: Three cheers for the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence

Despite the pressure from some Members States and the INCB, the WHO-ECDD came to a decision based on public health.

6 de febrero de 2019

Por Christopher HallamResearch and Analysis Officer

English

The Constitutional Court of South Africa's ruling on cannabis - A tipping point on the tip of Africa

The ruling of the South African Constitutional Court regarding the unconstitutionality of full cannabis prohibition challenges the country's status quo, and raises the debate on which regulatory models should be followed.

9 de enero de 2019English

Cracks in the 'Vienna consensus' reach breaking point at drugs 'omnibus' resolution in New York

Cracks in this well-trodden system have long been apparent in Vienna but finally reached a breaking point in an unlikely place – New York – as negotiations for the annual resolution “International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem” (also known as the drugs “omnibus”…

5 de diciembre de 2018

Por Heather HaaseConsultant: New York

English

Can Indonesia and Southeast Asia afford to lose another decade to the war on drugs?

In light of the 2019 review, the blog post examines what impact a sustained zero drug tolerance approach might have on Southeast Asia.

29 de noviembre de 2018

Por Ann FordhamExecutive Director

English

‘Public health’, ‘social solidarity’ and a modern Greek tragedy…

The 2011-2012 HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs in Greece might have subsided, but the structural conditions that facilitated it are still very much in place.

19 de noviembre de 2018English

Criminalising pain? Scheduling tramadol would hurt those most in need

Axel Klein and Maria-Goretti Ane-Loglo discuss why scheduling tramadol would compound, not solve, West Africa's difficulties in managing the informal market.

29 de octubre de 2018

Por Maria-Goretti AneIDPC Consultant: Africa

Por Axel KleinSenior Research Fellow at the Global Drug Policy Observatory, University of Swansea

English

Drugs, crime and punishment: Women and the need for access to justice

IDPC and project partners have presented a series of policy guides to advocate reforms in drug and sentencing policies in South East Asia aiming to reduce incarceration and protect the rights of the incarcerated.

25 de octubre de 2018English

Taking stock of a decade of failed drug policies

Next March, we hope that governments will acknowledge the disastrous human rights impacts of the last decade (and beyond) and openly admit that there is no progress to speak of towards eliminating the global drug market.

22 de octubre de 2018

Por Ann FordhamExecutive Director

English

What Kofi Annan learnt about drugs that Trump seems to ignore...

The divergence between the Commission’s progressing stance on legal regulation and Trump’s Global Call to Action reminds us of the many obstacles facing drug policy reform. But it is also a promising reminder of the waning hegemony of the war on drugs rhetoric.

25 de septiembre de 2018

Por Juan Fernandez OchoaCampaigns and Communications Officer

English

Trump to host UN meeting on drug policy: Veneer of consensus masks deep disagreement on global drug policy

Far from an effort at achieving mutual understanding and genuine consensus on drug policy, the "Global Call to Action" is yet another instance of heavy-handed U.S. “with us or against us” diplomacy.

21 de septiembre de 2018

Por Martin Jelsma

Por John Walsh

Por Hannah HetzerDrug Policy Alliance

Por Ann FordhamExecutive Director

English

Preventing (preventable) opioid overdose deaths: How legal reforms in North America can promote life-saving interventions

Current criminal legislation hinders lifesaving medical attention seeking behaviour, fuelling the overdose death epidemic in the US and beyond.

31 de agosto de 2018

Por Kimberly GrinbergCommunication Officer - CSTF

English

How many more deaths do we need to rethink Scotland’s drug strategy?

Dave Liddell voices the need to reform drug laws in Scotland by creating a regulated market in order to save lives.

4 de julio de 2018English

More drugs, more deaths, more damage... U.N. drug report shows global drug trade grows despite draconian enforcement efforts

New 2018 U.N. World Drug Report shows that the drug trade continues to grow as the war on drugs, and its outdated, cruel policies, fails.

26 de junio de 2018

Por Juan Fernandez OchoaCampaigns and Communications Officer

English

Measuring drug policy outcomes: Intersections with human rights and the sustainable development goals (SDGS)

A side event at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs brought together experts to discuss how drug policy outcomes are measured, with the Sustainable Development Goals discussed as a potential mechanism of evaluation.

10 de mayo de 2018

Por Nazlee Maghsoudi

English

Leave no one behind? Asking the tough questions on illicit economies

There is still a long way to go. But what is clear though is that the combined efforts from academia, policy circles, and the involvement of the grassroots in the development of solutions can pave the way for more systematic responses to the tough questions on illicit economies.

10 de mayo de 2018English

INCB should exert caution in presenting data on cannabis regulation

The INCB has a duty to ensure its contribution to debates on drug control remains balanced and rigorous.

6 de mayo de 2018

Por Ann FordhamExecutive Director

English

Addressing the structural gaps in HIV and harm reduction policy in Makassar province, Indonesia: Lessons learnt from grassroots policy development experience

The workshop highlighted the fact that a local policy addressing Harm Reduction and HIV services (including human rights aspects and service equity) is best designed through community collaboration and consultation with local and international advocates.

19 de abril de 2018English

"El mercado de las drogas prospera" mientras que la Comisión de Estupefacientes apenas se mantiene a flote

El mal-llamado consenso sobre drogas está tan resquebrajado, que es ahora una memoria distante y en rápido desvanecimiento.

17 de abril de 2018

Por Ann FordhamExecutive Director

Corrupción, desarrollo sostenible y política de drogas

El mensaje estuvo orientado a tomar conciencia sobre cómo la hegemónica política de guerra contra las drogas, se ve alimentada por la corrupción, dificultando el desarrollo sostenible de los pueblos.

3 de abril de 2018

UN Human Rights Council reaffirms role of human rights in international drug policy debate

Despite the unequivocal link between the drug policy debates and human rights, the negotiations in Geneva held over several weeks were not easy, demonstrated by the oral amendments to the text that were made even in the last hour.

28 de marzo de 2018English

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Tramadol: Three cheers for the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence

The Constitutional Court of South Africa's ruling on cannabis - A tipping point on the tip of Africa

Cracks in the 'Vienna consensus' reach breaking point at drugs 'omnibus' resolution in New York

Can Indonesia and Southeast Asia afford to lose another decade to the war on drugs?

‘Public health’, ‘social solidarity’ and a modern Greek tragedy…

Criminalising pain? Scheduling tramadol would hurt those most in need

Drugs, crime and punishment: Women and the need for access to justice

Taking stock of a decade of failed drug policies

What Kofi Annan learnt about drugs that Trump seems to ignore...

Trump to host UN meeting on drug policy: Veneer of consensus masks deep disagreement on global drug policy

Preventing (preventable) opioid overdose deaths: How legal reforms in North America can promote life-saving interventions

How many more deaths do we need to rethink Scotland’s drug strategy?

More drugs, more deaths, more damage... U.N. drug report shows global drug trade grows despite draconian enforcement efforts

Measuring drug policy outcomes: Intersections with human rights and the sustainable development goals (SDGS)

Leave no one behind? Asking the tough questions on illicit economies

INCB should exert caution in presenting data on cannabis regulation

Addressing the structural gaps in HIV and harm reduction policy in Makassar province, Indonesia: Lessons learnt from grassroots policy development experience

"El mercado de las drogas prospera" mientras que la Comisión de Estupefacientes apenas se mantiene a flote

Corrupción, desarrollo sostenible y política de drogas

UN Human Rights Council reaffirms role of human rights in international drug policy debate

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