9 former leaders write open letter urging Obama to commute sentences of more low-level drug offenders
Original article by Jeremy Burke on Business Insider A group of former heads of state penned an open letter to President Barack Obama urging him to commute the sentences of more low-level drug offenders in the final days of his presidency. The letter was signed by nine former leaders —
Después de la UNGASS 2016: el fin de la criminalización de las drogas es el único camino
Mientras siga existiendo un mercado negro billionario; mientras los usuarios y los actores a menor escala en el mercado sean criminalizados y encarcelados; y mientras que el crimen organizado tenga acceso a este atractivo flujo de ingresos, el control de la droga continuará causando estragos en nuestras sociedades. por Presidentes
La répression de la consommation de drogues renforce les organisations criminelles
Tant qu’existera un marché noir, tant que les consommateurs et les petits acteurs non violents du marché seront criminalisés, la répression continuera de faire des ravages, estiment Ruth Dreifuss, Ricardo Lagos et Olusegun Obasanjo, respectivement anciens présidents de la Confédération suisse, du Chili et du Nigéria. 2016 est, au niveau mondial,
Former Latin American leaders urge world to end war on drugs ‘disaster’
by Alan Yuhas @alanyuhas Three former presidents of Latin American nations have urged the world to end the “unmitigated disaster” of the war on drugs, and denounced the United Nations for secrecy and shortsightedness ahead of the first special assembly on drugs in 18 years. “Outdated drug policies around the world
Ending the war on drugs by Richard Branson
By Richard Branson As a member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, I have long argued that we need a different approach to drug policy, one that prioritises health over punishment, one that looks at the available evidence and draws the right conclusions. My fellow Commissioners, many of them former
29 March 2016: Ending the war on drugs by Richard Branson
By Richard Branson As a member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, I have long argued that we need a different approach to drug policy, one that prioritises health over punishment, one that looks at the available evidence and draws the right conclusions. My fellow Commissioners, many of them former
Time for the United Nations to get serious about global drug policy
by Richard Branson The wind of change is in the air. Next month, the United Nations is convening a major summit to discuss the future of global drug policy. The stated goal of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session, or UNGASS, is to review the world’s drug control regime.
Commission wants UN to adopt alternative drug policies
By DAVE BRYAN Mar. 11, 2016 11:11 AM EST UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has a golden opportunity to promote alternate approaches to global drug policy next month when it meets in New York for a special session, but a high-profile commission said Friday that the work leading up
Op-Ed Three leaders from Latin America call for decriminalizing drug use
by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Cesar Gaviria and Ernesto Zedillo Outdated drug policies around the world have resulted in soaring drug-related violence, overstretched criminal justice systems, runaway corruption and mangled democratic institutions. After reviewing the evidence, consulting drug policy experts and examining our own failures on this front while in office, we
