Asie: demander des politiques en matière de drogue plus humaines et plus efficaces

Gloria Lai, Responsable Principale des politiques à l’IDPC, explique que la société civile doit demander et favoriser un dialogue plus ouvert et rationnel avec les gouvernements pour les inciter à se livrer à une évaluation honnête de l'approche de contrôle des drogues en Asie. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

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By Gloria Lai, International Drug Policy Consortium

In many parts of the world, governments have begun to openly question the effectiveness of repressive drug control policies. However in Asia, drug policy debate is seriously limited. Both the use and supply of controlled drugs are regarded as a threat to state security that must be eradicated, justifying the implementation of severely punitive drug policies. There is little public support for challenging these harsh policies.

Gloria Lai (International Drug Policy Consortium) argues that civil society must advocate for, and help facilitate, a more open and rational dialogue with governments to encourage them to engage in an honest assessment of the current approach. This dialogue is urgently needed in the lead up to the UN General Assembly Special Session on the world drug problem in April 2016.

The article is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese here.

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