In an effort to make drug policy publications accessible to a wider audience, the Open Society Institute's Global Drug Policy Program (GDPp) has decided to select five article and have them translated into Chinese, Farsi, French and Russian.
This IHRA Report exposes the links between the carrying out of executions and the financial contributions from European governments, the European Commission and the UNODC to support drug enforcement operations in countries that use the death penalty.
The purpose of this report is to examine and evaluate this mechanism for law reform, without the need for legislative reform, and to consider the specific discussion around sentencing for drug offences which it has led to.
Global drug use is shifting from heroin and cocaine towards synthetic drugs, the UN said, also noting a growing demand for illicit substances in developing countries.
The 2010 World Drug Report shows a shift towards new drugs and new markets. There are signs of an increase in drug use in developing countries, and a growing abuse of ATS and prescription drugs around the world
This second TNI-BCN briefing 'Burma's 2010 Elections: Challenges and Opportunities' provides an overview of the more significant challenges and opportunities, discusses the political dynamics in the lead up to the polls, and suggests some post-election scenarios.
A joint Transnational Institute (TNI) and Burma Centrum Netherlands (BCN) initiative today releases its first Burma Policy Briefing on ethnic conflict.
As the second major report in the series, the document provides a region-by-region update of key developments in harm reduction, as well as several issues key to the response to drug-related harms worldwide.
Documenting the complexities and disappointments of the Obama Administration’s relations with Latin America in its first year, the report focuses on U.S. military relationships with the region.
Despite good evidence for its effectiveness in HIV prevention, countries such as Russia remain resistant to harm reduction. This article shows the obstacles to and potential benefits of changing policy on opiate substitution treatment.
The purpose of this paper is to give meaning and insight into some of the key drug and alcohol issues that affect children from the perspectives of the children themselves.
This paper aims to compare the effectiveness of supervised injectable treatment with medicinal heroin (diamorphine or diacetylmorphine) or supervises injectable methadone versus optimised oral methadone for chronic heroin addiction.