Publications from IDPC Members

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6 February 2013

The illicit drugs market in the Colombian agrarian context

This briefing presents some recommendations and policy proposals on alternative development.

4 February 2013

Therapeutic use of cannabis by crack addicts in Brazil

This study ensued from clinical observations based on spontaneous accounts by crack abusers undergoing their first psychiatric assessment, where they reported using cannabis in an attempt to ease their own withdrawal symptoms.

24 January 2013

Border security and migration: A report from South Texas

This report from WOLA looks at security and migration trends along the US-Mexico border.

7 January 2013

The War on Drugs: Promoting stigma and discrimination

This Count the Costs briefing paper analyses issues of stigma and discrimination stemming from the current "war on drugs" approach.

20 December 2012

Bogotá’s medical care centres for drug addicts (CAMAD)

The people given care in these centres are in an at-risk situation and socially excluded due to their high levels of drug dependency.

20 December 2012

Bolivian drug control efforts: Genuine progress, daunting challenges

The signing of the framework agreement marked significant progress in U.S.-‐Bolivian bilateral relations. Both governments should build on that success by using the accord as a venue to discuss areas of concern, friction, and consensus.

12 December 2012

Why UNODC has to do more to engage its civil society partners

This document outlines key principles for the meaningful involvement of civil society partners in international decision-making processes.

4 December 2012

Indonesia's bimonthly human rights analysis

This is the LBH Masyarakat September-October 2012 edition of CAVEAT, a bimonthly analysis of Indonesia’s human rights situation.

30 November 2012

A red herring: Marijuana arrestees do not become violent felons

This report indicates that people who enter the criminal justice system with an arrest for public possession of marijuana rarely commit violent crimes in the future.

28 November 2012

The Northern Triangle’s drugs-violence nexus

This research focuses on the role of the drugs trade in criminal violence and policy responses (militarization and private security) in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, known as "The Northern Triangle".

23 November 2012

UN International Guiding Principles on Alternative Development: Part II

Coletta A. Youngers, WOLA Senior Fellow, Commentaries about the International Guiding Principles on Alternative Development approved last week at an international meeting in Lima, Peru. She states that this document represents a lost opportunity to promote equitable economic development in some of the world’s poorest regions.

21 November 2012

Ugandan Harm Reduction Network visits to Tanzanian harm reduction services

This visit was an opportunity for UHRN representatives to learn more about how these harm reduction services are design and delivered, in order to be able to promote similar initiatives in Uganda.