Publications from IDPC Members

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11 March 2012
The UN drug control conventions: The limits of latitude

The UN drug control conventions: The limits of latitude

This briefing paper outlines the international legal drug control obligations, the room for manoeuvre the regime leaves open to national policy makers and the clear limits of latitude that cannot be crossed without violating the treaties.
23 February 2012
Financing Dispossession - China’s Opium Substitution Programme in Northern Burma

Financing Dispossession - China’s Opium Substitution Programme in Northern Burma

The vast majority of the opium and heroin on the Chinese market originates from northern Burma. Apart from attempting to address domestic consumption problems, the Chinese government has also created a poppy substitution development programme, and has been actively promoting Chinese companies to take part, offering subsidies, tax waivers, and import quotas for Chinese companies.
9 February 2012
Sistemas Superlotados: As Leis de Drogas e Cárceres na América Latina

Sistemas Superlotados: As Leis de Drogas e Cárceres na América Latina

Este estudo comparativo sem precedentes sobre o impacto das leis de drogas e os sistemas prisionais em oitos países da América Latina – Argentina, Bolívia, Brasil, Colômbia, Equador, México, Peru e Uruguai – revela que as leis de droga contribuíram às crises de prisão nestes países.
25 January 2012

Policy recommendations for vulnerable populations

Service providers and community leaders from across Europe have developed policy recommendations to inform policy making in Europe, both at national level and at EU level, with a view to reducing existing HIV/AIDS-related health inequalities.