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    Conflict, poverty and marginalisation
    July 2011
    Amira Armenta

    Since the 1990s, the Curvaradó and Jiguamiandó communities have specifically been the target of violence and subsequent displacement.

    On the Frontline of Northeast India
    March 2011
    Drugs and Democracy

    Conflict and underdevelopment in Northeast India have contributed to drug consumption and production, and are hampering access to treatment, care and support for drug users.

    Drug Policy Briefing No. 35
    The ‘miracle of San Martín’ and symptoms of ‘alternative development’ in Peru
    December 2010
    Hugo Cabieses

    The Peruvian government has presented the “Miracle of San Martin Model” as the path to follow to achieve drug supply reduction. However a closer look reveals that the model is not replicable, not ecologically sustainable, and won't remedy the ‘symptoms of alternative development’.

    Drug Policy Briefing No. 34
    Military Force Isn't the Answer in Mexico's Drug Wars
    November 2010
    Manuel Perez Rocha

    Mexicans don't want the current ill conceived war on drugs. It is fought with disregard to the high costs in terms of human rights and lives and mistakenly portrayed as 'courageous'.

    Colombia’s Uribe takes dictation one last time
    August 2010
    Atilio Boron

    The White House asked him for one last “proof of love” to support US Latin America policy. What will be next? Worries about his personal future?

    Redefining Targets
    December 2009
    Martin Jelsma
    Tom Kramer

    Afghanistan remains the world’s largest producer of opium and has an under-reported but growing heroin-use problem. Current drug control policies in Afghanistan are unrealistic, reflecting a need for immediate signs of hope rather than a serious analysis of the underlying causes and an effort to...

    Drug Policy Briefing No. 30
    Mexico: The Law Against Small-Scale Drug Dealing
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    October 2009
    Jorge Hernández Tinajero y Carlos Zamudio Angles

    In August 2009, Mexico adopted a new law against small-scale drug dealing, which introduces some significant advances in key subjects, such as the recognising of and distinguishing between user, drug addict and dealer. However it still has significant flaws in continuing to treat demand and...

    Series on Legislative Reform of Drug Policies Nr. 3
    Argentina’s supreme court “Arriola” ruling on the possession of drugs for personal consumption
    September 2009
    TNI
     Intercambios

    Intercambios Asociación Civil applauds the attempt of the Supreme Court Judges to distance the criminal law from drug users, but warns that attention will have to be paid to how judges in the lower courts and police apply these criteria.

    Argentina’s Supreme Court Rules Sanctions for the Possession of Marijuana Unconstitutional
    August 2009
    TNI

    The Argentine Supreme court ruling that declares unconstitutional the imposition of criminal sanctions for the possession of small quantities of marijuana for personal use represents an important step toward distinguishing between drug use and drug trafficking.

    Burma: Neither War Nor Peace
    Neither War nor Peace report cover
    July 2009

    Whilst a twenty year ceasefire still holds, there is unlikely to be peace and democracy in Burma without a political settlement that addresses ethnic minority needs and goals.

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