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UN’s International Narcotics Control Board’s Annual Report Oversteps Mandate and Interferes with Countries’ Sovereignty
Feb 24 2010

The UN's International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) annual report released today pointedly criticizes Argentina, Brazil and Mexico for moving to decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal consumption, cautioning that such moves may "send the wrong message." According to the Transnational Institute (TNI) and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the criticisms clearly overstep the INCB's mandate and constitute unwarranted intrusions into these countries' sovereign decision-making.
Global alliances announce they will protest 15 years of failed climate negotiations with mass non-violent civil disobedience
Dec 15 2009

Civil society groups inside and outside the COP process issue call to unite in “Peoples’ Assembly” to demand real solutions to the climate crisis
Abandon the Damaging WTO Model - Address the Crises!
Dec 2 2009

The WTO's crisis of legitimacy is evident in that despite deepening food, financial, economic and climate crises—to which the WTO has contributed significantly—its deregulation and liberalisation agenda remains much the same as in 2001.
New book uncovers carbon trading flaws ahead of UN climate talks
Nov 24 2009

At a time when Copenhagen talks and the Kyoto Protocol seem likely to end in failure, calling for an entirely different framework for addressing the climate crisis may seem like madness. Carbon Trading: How it works and why it fails produced by the Transnational Institute's Carbon Trade Watch Project, is sure to change your mind.
Defence industry dominates EU’s security research programme
Sep 25 2009

The NeoConOpticon report, released by the Transnational Institute (TNI) and Statewatch, reveals the extent to which Europe’s largest defence and IT contractors are benefiting from a €1.4 billion EU “security research” programme that has the explicit aim of fostering a European Homeland Security industry to compete globally with the USA in a fast growing market.
Get real about coca: debunking the myths surrounding the ‘sacred’ leaf
Jun 26 2009

The Coca Myths report destroys a wide range of myths which to this day surround the coca leaf, illegal under the current international law.

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