Issue-Drug Policy
National Coalition in Favor of Drug Policy Reform in Colombia
A group of civil society organizations (NGOs, grassroots organizations, academic sectors, think tanks, and researchers) have come together with the purpose of creating a national coalition in favor of reforming drug policy in Colombia.
Read MoreOver 1,000 Leaders Worldwide Call for End to “Disastrous” Drug War, Ahead of UN Special Session
Former Presidents of Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Switzerland & Poland; Former Prime Ministers of Greece, Hungary & The Netherlands Join With Distinguished Scholars, Celebrities, Clergy, Business Leaders, Elected Officials, and Others in Calling for Alternatives to Prohibitionist Drug Control Policies.
Read MoreDejusticia Intervenes in IACHR Public Hearing regarding Measures to Reduce Pre-Trial Detention in Latin America
This Tuesday April 5th 9AM Dejusticia, alongside other organizations, will intervene regarding the issue of women, prisons, and drug offenses.
Read MoreUNGASS 2016: The Challenge of Rethinking Drug Policy
Studies show the negative human rights and public health impact of current drug policy in the region. It’s time to reconsider them.
Read MorePublication: Women, Drug Policy, and Imprisonment
Jailed women rarely are really a threat to society.
Read MoreNew Studies Reveal an Increase in Imprisonment for Drug-Related Offenses
The Collective of Studies on Drugs and Law (Colectivo de Estudios Drogas y Derecho, CEDD) has launched studies that demonstrate the need to rethink drug policy.
Read MoreWhy do Women Bear the Costs of Drug Policy?
There is nothing more erratic than a policy focused on persecuting the easily exchangeable parts of the drug trafficking market.
Read MoreDrug Policy with a Gender Perspective
This Friday will take place a forum on “Women, Drug Policy, and Imprisonment in the Americas.”
Read MoreSouth-South Drug Policy Workshop
From the 31st to the 3rd of September African and Colombian government and civil society members will discuss current drug policy.
Read MoreIn Search for an Alternative Drug Policy Peasant Leaders from Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia Meet
From July 4-6, Dejusticia will participate in the first meeting of the Coca, Poppy, and Marihuana Constituent Assembly in Putumayo, which seeks to take stock of current drug policy and and discuss alternatives.
Read MoreSuspension of Glyphosate Fumigation: Big Decision
Due to its impacts on the rights of communities, aereal fumigation should not be considered as a anti-drug strategy.
Read MoreWhat Could Happen If Latin America Questions the Utopia of a World without Drugs at the UN?
The prohibitionist utopia of a “world without drugs” expressed in the Conventions on Narcotic Drugs signed in 1961, 1971, and 1988, is just that: an unreachable utopia.
Read MoreFumigating Reason
Some of the opposition’s arguments in response to the Health Minstry’s recommendation to suspend fumigation would be laughable, if it were not for the fact that they put into play something much too important: the health of many Colombians.
Read MoreScience and Democracy at the Solicitor General’s Office
A few days ago, when there was a political discussion, there were two opposing sides.
Read MoreThe Duty Not to Fumigate
In asking for the suspension of aereal fumigations with glifosate, the Health Ministry not only folowed scientific findings, but also legal duties and elemental principles of public policy.
Read MoreWar on Drugs, War on Women
The War on Drugs has been, principally, a war against vulnerable populations. Among its victims are many low-income women and their families.
Read MoreU.S. Success in Colombia?
The potential success of the peace process will be hard won, not through U.S. foreign assistance in the War on Drugs or the War on Terror, but through the effort and sacrifices of millions of Colombians, over many years.
Read MorePeace and Prison
The magic of prison is to create the illusion of resolving problems, when it simply hides or postpones them. It’s the form of sweeping under the rug our incapacity to deal with our issues: prison for those who discriminate, for drunk drivers, for young people who use drugs.
Read MoreDoubly (in)fallible?
I was convinced that the charismatic Pope Francis was doubly infallible. First for being Pope, as according to the First Vatican Council of 1870, the Supreme Pontiff does not make mistakes, at least when his declarations have benefited from the assistance of the Holy Spirit. And second for being an Argentine… well at least Argentines seem to think that makes you infallible.
Read MoreStaggering Ignorance
Many of those who oppose any changes to drug policies make such staggering mistakes that it would be funny if it weren’t for their tragic effects. Their ignorance or prejudices perpetuate a policy that is misguided policy and that continues to cause lots of suffering in the world.
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