Drugs and Democracy

Recent content by Drugs and Democracy

Latin America debates alternatives to current drug policy (12 Apr 2012)

Debate on alternatives to the war on drugs, which TNI has promoted for years, is finally received unprecedented attention as several Latin America presidents put it on the agenda of the highest level intergovernmental meeting in the hemisphere.

Bolivia Withdraws from the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (30 Jun 2011)

The Bolivian government formally notified the UN Secretary General of its withdrawal from the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.

Global Commission on Drugs Policy calls for an end to the War on Drugs (2 Jun 2011)

The Global Commission on Drug Policy report that calls for an end to the "war on drugs" draws on TNI's research and supports many of the recommendations TNI
has been promoting over the years.

On the Frontline of Northeast India (30 Mar 2011)

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.

Correcting a historical error (14 Jan 2011)

In 2009, the Bolivian government requested that the United Nations amend the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs to end the unjustified ban on coca leaf chewing while maintaining the strict global control system for coca cultivation and cocaine. The 18-month period to contest Bolivia’s requested amendment ends January 31, 2011.

Alternative Development or Business as Usual? (15 Nov 2010)

The Chinese Government's opium substitution programmes in northern Burma and Laos have prompted a booming rubber industry, but the beneficiaries have been a small few with many others losing their lands as a result.

World Drug Day (26 Jun 2009)

World Drug Day 2009

Drugs programme activities 1997-2009 (1 Mar 2009)

Summary of TNI's involvement on the Drugs issue since 1998 and until March 2009.

10 years review (7 Jul 2008)

This report summarises the lessons of TNI's 10 years of work in the field of international drug policy, emphasising drug controls that respect human rights: the rights of farmers caught in the illicit economy to a life in dignity; decriminalisation of drug use; and the promotion of harm reduction approaches where they are proven to save lives.

Rewriting history (1 Jun 2008)

The 2008 UN World Drug Report tries to hide the failures of drug control policy behind a bad history lesson. Instead of a clear acknowledgement that the UN’s own 10-year targets have not been met, it offers a narrative of 100 years of success, fabricating a comparison with Chinese opium production and use at the turn of the 20th century.