Les politiques des drogues répressives alimentent les violations des droits humains

Les politiques des drogues prohibitionnistes mènent à l’incarcération de masse et à des violations des droits humains, de la « désintoxication » forcée aux assassinats extrajudiciaires. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

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By Niamh Eastwood

In December 2016 five year old Francis Mañosca was shot dead by masked gunmen in Manila. His death is a result of the Philippines ‘war on drugs’; a war that was escalated by President Rodrigo Duterte in June 2016 when he came to power and called on citizens and the police to kill those who use drugs and those involved in the drug trade. Since then, it is estimated that nearly 9,000 Filipinos have been massacred. These practices are not limited to the Philippines.

In 2003, Thailand launched its own war on drugs which saw nearly 2,800 people killed. Between 2010 and 2013, Brazilian police killed over 1,200 people in the favelas of Rio De Janeiro. In one favela, Amnesty International estimated that 90 per cent of the deaths should be classed as extrajudicial killings.

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