Southeast Asia seeks new solutions to drug crisis
Swissinfo interviews Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss on her advocacy visit early April to Southeast Asia, addressing in particular the policy shift in the region towards health-based solutions for chronic drug abuse – a notable evolution in a region long known for its “tough-on-drugs” position. Please read article here. Available in ten
Réforme de la loi sur les drogues : une opportunité pour réparer les dommages et montrer à nouveau l’exemple
Nick Clegg, membre de la Commission globale et ancien Vice-premier ministre, Royaume-Uni, s’exprime dans La Presse, premier quotidien en langue française du pays, sur la question de l’abrogation de la loi 92-52 sur les stupéfiants et une réforme possible des politiques en matière de drogues en Tunisie. Lire l’article dans
Ruth Dreifuss meets with Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, met with Global Commission Chair Ruth Dreifuss to exchange views on a pending drug policy reform that places greater emphasis on public health, harm reduction, proportionality in sentencing, and human rights. Read article
Comment la régulation du cannabis permettrait des politiques en matière de drogues plus efficaces
Deux membres de la Commission globale – Paul Volcker, ancien président de la Réserve fédérale américaine et Maria Cattaui, ancienne secrétaire générale de la Chambre de commerce internationale – ainsi que Pierre Bergé de la Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves St Laurent – défendent l’efficacité de la régulation des drogues, en prenant
Entretien avec Ruth Dreifuss dans Globe
Interview with Ruth Dreifuss in Globe, quarterly magazine of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (in French). Entretien avec Ruth Dreifuss, présidente de la Commission globale, dans Globe, revue trimestrielle de l’IHEID, Genève. Read article
Surpopulation carcérale: Des pistes de réforme
Par Khalid Tinasti, Secrétaire exécutif de la Commission globale de politique en matière de drogues. Lire l’article original dans L’Economiste. EN janvier, l’observatoire marocain des prisons a publié son rapport 2015-2016 sur l’état de nos prisons, dans lequel les chercheurs de ce centre indépendant nous ont livré une image dégradante
Israel led the world in cannabis research—but what could it learn from others about decriminalization?
Opinion piece by Chair Dreifuss and Commissioner Stoltenberg, published in Ha’aretz on Sunday 5 March 2017. Link to article in Hebrew. English version below. Israel led the world in cannabis research—but what could it learn from others about decriminalization? Israel is widely recognized as a global hub for medical cannabis
Towards a new health diplomacy in eastern Ukraine
Commissioner Kazatchkine writes in The Lancet on the situation around access to HIV and TB drugs in Eastern Ukraine. Download article
The Global Commission expresses concern over the arrest of Senator De Lima in the Philippines
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, 24 February 2017 – On the eve of the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, we have learned with deep concern of the arrest of Senator Leila de Lima, on charges linked to alleged corruption involving inmates incarcerated for drug trafficking. Senator de Lima,
Drug Control Policy Fuels Social Unrest in Northern Morocco
Khalid Tinasti, Executive Secretary of the Global Commission, writes for the World Policy Institute about the on-going social unrest in the Rif, northern Morocco, after the death of a fisherman late last October, and how that unrest and the general feeling of marginalization is linked to drug control policies that affect
