Amnesty International urges UN Member States to ensure that the respect and protection of human rights are an integral part of the UNGASS 2016 and its Outcome Document.
Amnesty International focuses on the issue of the death penalty for drug-related offences, as well its implications particularly for foreign nationals sentenced abroad.
A number of human rights organisations, including the IDPC and Harm Reduction International, have released a joint statement calling on member states to abolish the death penalty for drug related offences at the upcoming UNGASS.
Reports of torture and ill-treatment have risen sharply in Mexico during the militarized campaign of President Calderon’s administration to combat organized crime.