Drugs and Democracy

The Statistics Bazaar

Ricardo Vargas — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:25:33 +0000

Subtitle:

Statistics are another front of combat in the war on drugs in Colombia

TNI publication:

Yes

Author(s) information

Author(s):

Ricardo Vargas

Document details

The drugs scene in Colombia is characterized by the fact that it is dominated by a confusion of insufficiently supported statistics and speculative diagnoses which produce policies that reflect this chaos.

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UN’s International Narcotics Control Board’s Annual Report oversteps mandate and interferes with countries’ sovereignty

aleksej — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:09:12 +0000

The UN's International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) annual report released today, which criticizes Argentina, Brazil and Mexico for moving to decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal consumption, clearly oversteps the INCB's mandate and constitutes unwarranted intrusions into these countries' sovereign decision-making.

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Prohibition, a backwards step

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:50:24 +0000

Subtitle:

The personal dose in Colombia

TNI publication:

Yes

Author(s) information

External author(s):

Diana Esther Guzmán, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes

Document details

Series:

Legislative Reform of Drug Policies Nr. 4

In December 2009, the Congress in Colombia passed a constitutional reform that prohibits the consumption and possession of certain quantities of drugs for personal use, that had previously been legal in the 1991 Constitution. This regressive step is unlikely to reduce consumption and will probably increase overcrowding which plague some of the country’s major prison centres

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Drug Law Reform in Peru

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:45:43 +0000

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Peru.

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Drug Law Reform in Ecuador

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:38:48 +0000

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Ecuador.

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Drug Law Reform in Chile

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:04:19 +0000

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Chile.

Drugs and Democracy

Drug Law Reform in Bolivia

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:07:02 +0000

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Bolivia.

Drugs and Democracy

Drug Law Reform in Brazil

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:54:04 +0000

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Brazil.

Drugs and Democracy

Drug Law Reform: Publications

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:31:09 +0000

Publications produced by the project Drug Law Reform in Latin America.

Drugs and Democracy

The WHO cocaine project

Tom Blickman — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:47:10 +0000

Author(s):

TNI

TNI publishes banned study

In 1995 the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) announced in a press release the publication of the results of the largest global study on cocaine use ever undertaken.

Drugs and Democracy

Countering illicit and unregulated money flows

Tom Blickman — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:07:18 +0000

Subtitle:

Money laundering, tax evasion and financial regulation

TNI publication:

Yes

Author(s) information

Author(s):

Tom Blickman

Document details

Series:

Crime & Globalisation Debate Papers

Since its beginnings in 1989, the international anti-money laundering regime has not worked as well as intended. After two decades of failed efforts, experts still ponder how to implement one that does work. A bolder initiative is required at the United Nations level, moving from recommendations to obligations, and fully engaging developing nations.

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Drug Law Reform in Latin America

Nick Buxton — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:31:10 +0000

Subtitle:

An interactive guide

Film participants

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An interactive guide on the status of drug law reform throughout Latin America.

References

Drugs and Democracy

Drug Law Reform in Colombia

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:30:56 +0000

Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Colombia.

Drugs and Democracy

Poppies and poverty in Afghanistan

Martin Jelsma — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:31:47 +0000

Author(s):

Martin Jelsma

Author(s):

Tom Kramer

Alert Net

The opium ban in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province has forced some farmers to move to alternative crops, but many poor farmers have difficulties finding alternative sources of income.

Drugs and Democracy

Corruption: a ‘friend’ you can’t do without in Afghanistan

Martin Jelsma — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:51:10 +0000

Author(s):

Martin Jelsma

Author(s):

Tom Kramer

Corruption is a part of life in Afghanistan

Peace & Security

Afghanistan's hidden drug problem

Martin Jelsma — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Author(s):

Martin Jelsma

Author(s):

Tom Kramer

Reuters Alert Net

Afghanistan's drug problem is not simply one of opium production - there is a growing number of heroin addicts that the country is ill prepared to deal with.

Drugs and Democracy

Corruption in Afghanistan - Blame and shame

aleksej — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:51:04 +0000

Author(s):

Martin Jelsma

Author(s):

Tom Kramer

Alert Net

If the international community is serious about dealing with corruption in Afghanistan, they need to revise their own dubious practices.

Peace & Security

Security in Afghanistan - Business as usual?

Martin Jelsma — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:08:03 +0000

Author(s):

Martin Jelsma

Author(s):

Tom Kramer

AlertNet

The security threat has made the operations of international agencies in Afghanistan more costly, but it is also one of the few booming sectors providing much needed jobs to some and lucrative profits to others. TNI staff report from Afghanistan.

Peace & Security

Mexico: The Law Against Small-Scale Drug Dealing

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:54:58 +0000

Subtitle:

A Doubtful Venture

Document details

External author(s):

Jorge Hernández Tinajero y Carlos Zamudio Angles

Series:

Series on Legislative Reform of Drug Policies Nr. 3

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 supply of drugs as a criminal and market phenomenon that are likely to undermine its successful application.

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Legislative Innovation in Drug Policy

Martin Jelsma — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:14:37 +0000

Document details

Author(s):

Martin Jelsma

Edition:

Latin American Initiative on Drugs and Democracy

Series:

Drugs Law Reform Papers

This briefing summarizes good practices in legislative reforms around the world, representing steps away from a repressive zero-tolerance model towards a more evidence-based and humane drug policy.

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