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21 July 2011

Cambodia’s alarming new drug law

In mid-July, Cambodia’s Prime Minister approved a controversial new drug law that opens the door to rampant human rights violations. The legislation will force drug users into involuntary treatment for up to two years in facilities where previous detainees have reported being victims of beatings, forced labor, and rape.
20 July 2011

Open Society Foundations recruits Senior Programme Officer

The Global Drug Policy Program of the Open Society Foundations is accepting applications for the position of Senior Program Officer. The position will be involved with grant-giving and management, and will be based in Budapest or London.
18 July 2011

New blog: Overdose Prevention Alliance

This new blog aims to collect and document major issues in overdose worldwide, to encourage overdose prevention initiatives and promote good practice from a harm reduction perspective, disseminate new research findings, and correct misinformation.
14 July 2011

Treaty guardians in distress - The inquisitorial nature of the INCB response to Bolivia

Just when you start to see glimmers of hope that the troubled UN drug control system is opening up for a change process, its principal guardian, the INCB, does it again… In a press release on 5 July, the INCB secretariat condemned Bolivia’s decision to denounce the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and re-accede with a reservation on the coca leaf.
14 July 2011

Portugal drug law show results ten years on

Health experts in Portugal conclude that Portugal's decision 10 years ago to decriminalise drug use and treat dependent users rather than punishing them is an experiment that has worked.
14 July 2011

Drug club: Spain's alternative cannabis economy

In this article, the Transnational Institute (TNI) examines how a grey area of the law in Spain has led to the development of an economic and social model for drug consumption that might offer a more economically and socially just alternative to market legalisation.
30 June 2011

Global: Torture in Drug Treatment Detention - Reports by Campaign to Stop Torture in Health Care Describe Abuse

Drug detention centers rarely provide treatment that meets these standards. Depending on the country, so-called rehabilitation consists of a regime of military drills, forced labor, psychological and moral re-education, and shackling, caning, and beating. Even people who voluntarily seek treatment are exposed to these forms of punishment, as are people who are – legally or otherwise – committed there by their parents or relatives.