"And my future?" / Photo credit Pedro Ribeiro Simões https://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrosimoes7/The day after the election the narrative of the media was clear. Portuguese voters were not opposed to austerity and had voted for a neoliberal government for yet another four years. Progressive parties were reported to be in disarray. A more nuanced reading of electoral results – and the... Read more
Morales celebrated the decision as a moral victory for his people and the centuries’ old culture based on the ‘acullicu’. “It’s not easy to change international legislation, particularly when 25 years ago they had decided to eliminate the coca leaf and with it, our culture”, said Morales who added that the coca leaf has been “criminalized, demonized, condemned world wide. Consumers have been... Read more
“El secretario General de la ONU, Ban Ki-moon, ha aceptado hoy (ayer) el depósito del instrumento de acceso de Bolivia a la Convención Única junto con la reserva, que entrará en efecto el próximo 10 de febrero”, señala el comunicado.... Read more
Luego que fracasara en su intento por enmendar la Convención Única en 2011, Bolivia abandonó la Convención con la intención de retornar al acuerdo con una nueva reserva diseñada para alinear sus obligaciones internacionales con su Constitución.[i] La reserva se aplica únicamente al territorio boliviano, y sigue estando proscrita internacionalmente la exportación de la hoja de coca.... Read more
After a first attempt to amend the Single Convention failed in 2011, Bolivia left the Convention with the intent to rejoin with a new reservation designed to align its international obligations with its Constitution.[i] The reservation applies only to Bolivian territory, and exportation of coca internationally remains proscribed.... Read more
Ten years after decriminalization, the HCLU film crew travelled to Lisbon and Porto to get answers to these questions – and now you can learn them from our latest movie, produced in cooperation with APDES - an NGO partner in our European Drug Policy Initiative. The film tells the story of decriminalization from various perspectives, through the eyes of people involved in its formation,... Read more
Pero ahora están explorando relajar las sanciones para el uso personal de estupefacientes, siguiendo los ejemplos de España y Portugal, que han canalizado recursos a la prevención más que a las atiborradas cárceles.América Latina es el mayor productor mundial de cocaína y marihuana y alimenta la enorme demanda en Estados Unidos y Europa. El consumo de drogas ha aumentado y la violencia vincula... Read more
