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La Commission globale de politique en matière de drogues appelle à une réforme immédiate des politiques sur les drogues afin qu’elles se recentrent sur la santé, les droits humains et l’équité sociale
Au niveau mondial, 3,1 millions de personnes ont été arrêtées pour des infractions liées aux drogues. En 2023, plus de 40 % des exécutions recensées dans le monde étaient motivées par ce type d’infractions. Réaffecter les 100 milliards de dollars [...] La Commission globale de politique en matière de drogues appelle à une réforme urgente des politiques sur les drogues afin qu’elles se recentrent sur la santé, les droits humains et l’équité sociale
(Genève, Suisse - 05/12/2024) La Commission globale de politique en matière de drogues publie aujourd’hui son dernier rapport en date, intitulé : De l’échec de la pénalisation à la réforme des politiques en matière de drogues. Exposant les conséquences dévastatrices [...] Global Commission on Drug Policy Calls for Immediate Drug Policy Reform: A Shift Toward Health, Human Rights, and Social Equity
3.1 million people arrested globally for drug related offences, in 2023 over 40% of all known executions globally were for drug offenses. Reassessing the $100 billion spent on drug control - from punishment to public health. Thursday December 5, 2024 [...]
A City’s Underbelly: Where Despair and Addiction Collide
Most active drug users find themselves homeless, abandoned by their families, and without any legal documentation to establish identity or seek help. Lahore’s scorching sun beat down on Nasir*, as he recounted the harrowing tale of his friend, who a […]
Halsema: verkoop van cocaïne moet niet langer strafbaar zijn
AMSTERDAM – Verkoop en gebruik van cocaïne en andere drugs moeten niet langer strafbaar zijn. Dat zegt de Amsterdamse burgemeester Femke Halsema in een interview in Het Financieele Dagblad (FD). Volgens de burgemeester is de strijd tegen drugs „pervers en contraproductief.” […]
Amsterdam Mayor: Selling & using cocaine should no longer be a criminal offense
The sale and use of cocaine and other drugs should no longer be a punishable offense, said Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema in an interview in the Financieele Dagblad (FD). According to the mayor, the fight against drugs is “perverse and […]
Amsterdam Mayor Calls for Regulation of Cocaine as Crime Thrives
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema has called for the regulation of the sale and use of cocaine to undermine the economics of criminal enterprises that she said are racking up “billions” in profit. The mayor, who has also sought to curtail drug-seeking vacationers from visiting […]
As the mayor of Amsterdam, I can see the Netherlands risks becoming a narco-state Femke Halsema
A new report published by the Global Commission on Drug Policy has emphasised that the global goal of ending the HIV and Hepatitis epidemics cannot be achieved, unless there are significant reforms to current drug policies which continue to discriminate […]
USA – America’s War on Drugs Has Always Been Bipartisan – and Unwinnable
or 70 years, politicians in both parties have fought an unwinnable war on drugs. In the latest chapter, the Biden Administration has labeled Mexican cartels the top criminal threat facing the U.S. and proposed devoting even more resources to trying to keep […]