Ruth Dreifuss in The Jakarta Post: “Discourse: Decriminalizing drugs for public health”
Read original article in The Jakarta Post Switzerland’s drastic change in drug policy followed soaring HIV infection rates related to a heroin epidemic in the late 1980s and 1990s. Switzerland introduced substitution treatment and other harm reduction measures such as supervised injection rooms, which reportedly decreased incidences of drug users
José Ramos-Horta in Berita Benar: “Ramos-Horta Minta Indonesia Manusiawi Perlakukan Pengguna Narkoba” (Ramos-Horta asks Indonesia to treat people who use drugs more humanely)
Read original article in Berita Benar Mantan Perdana Menteri dan Presiden Timor Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta, 70, berharap pemerintah Indonesia menerapkan hukum yang lebih manusiawi terhadap pengguna narkotika dan obat-obatan terlarang (narkoba) serta menghentikan hukuman mati untuk pengedar. “Sebagai negara yang demokratis dengan masyarakat yang toleran, Indonesia harusnya bisa memberlakukan aturan
Anand Grover in Jakarta Post: “Development cannot be sustainable without drug policy reform”
Read original article in Jakarta Post By Anand Grover, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health and Senior Advocate, member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy Indonesia boasts one of the most vibrant emerging economies in the world. As such, the country is at the forefront of contemporary
ASEAN: Drugs might harm individuals, but current policies undermine social cohesion
Global Commissioners and former presidents Ruth Dreifuss of Switzerland, Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, and Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, publish an opinion piece on drug policy reform in Southeast Asia in eight major papers, in ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand) and Hong Kong. Bangkok Post (Thailand)
