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New Website Documents Human Toll of the “War on Drugs”
Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Transnational Institute (TNI)Press release
July 13, 2010TNI-WOLA's new drug law reform website documents the human toll of failed drug policies in Latin America, providing information, analysis, testimonies and information on efforts for reform.
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INCB Interferes with Countries' Sovereignty
UN's International Narcotics Control Board's Annual Report Oversteps Mandate and Interferes with Countries' Sovereignty
TNI/WOLA Drug Law Reform ProjectPress release
February 24, 2010
The UN's International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) 2009 annual report criticizes Argentina, Brazil and Mexico for moving to decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal consumption, cautioning that such moves may "send the wrong message." According to the Transnational Institute (TNI) and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the criticisms overstep the INCB's mandate and constitute unwarranted intrusions into these countries' sovereign decision-making.
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UN’s International Narcotics Control Board’s Annual Report oversteps mandate and interferes with countries’ sovereignty
Transnational Institute & Washington Office on Latin AmericaPress release
February 24, 2010The UN's International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) annual report released today, which criticizes Argentina, Brazil and Mexico for moving to decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal consumption, clearly oversteps the INCB's mandate and constitutes unwarranted intrusions into these countries' sovereign decision-making.
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Argentina’s Supreme Court Rules Sanctions for the Possession of Marijuana Unconstitutional
One More Step Toward a New Paradigm
Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the Research Center Drugs and Human Rights (CIDDH), and the Transnational Institute (TNI)Press release
August 26, 2009The Argentine Supreme court ruling that declares unconstitutional the imposition of criminal sanctions for the possession of small quantities of marijuana for personal use represents an important step toward distinguishing between drug use and drug trafficking.
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Horse trading at the UN
Elections to Narcotics Control Board compromise its independence
International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)Press release
May 19, 2009
NGOs in the drug policy field have criticised the outcome of the recent elections to the United Nation’s International Narcotic Control Board (INCB) because the process of trading votes between member states has led to the exclusion of some of the most highly qualified candidates, and the re-election of at least one candidate who does not fit the stated criteria, Tatyana Dmitrieva.
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Out of ideas and out of touch
United Nations drug policy review
International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
Press release
March 9, 2009
As political leaders from around the world gather in Vienna on 11-12 March to review the last decade of international drug control, and set a framework for the next ten years with the signing of a Political Declaration, any hopes for progress or a new pragmatism in approaches to the world drug problem are fading fast.
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Abolishing Coca Leaf Consumption?
The INCB needs to perform a reality check
Transnational InstitutePress release
March 5, 2008The Transnational Institute condemns the decision by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) in their 2007 annual report released today, which calls on countries to ‘abolish or prohibit coca leaf chewing and the manufacture of coca tea’.
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A cannabis pandemic?
UNODC World Drug Report 2006 full of scientific insults
TNI Press Release
June 26, 2006
In its 2006 World Drug Report, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) struggles to construct success stories to convince the world that the global drug control regime has been an effective instrument. UNODC Executive Director, Antonio Maria Costa claims that the world is experiencing a devastating “cannabis pandemic”. His strong language is at odds with other sections of the report, TNI commented in a press release.
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TNI: Cracks in the Vienna consensus
The 2003 UNGASS mid-term review
TNI Press Release
April 17, 2003In a first analysis of the outcomes of the 2003 UNGASS mid-term review in April 2003, TNI concluded that the outcomes were very disappointing. The absence of significant progress over the past five years had not led to self-reflection and evaluation. The goals and targets of the UNGASS were simply re-affirmed. Most countries concentrated on a stock taking halfway of the implemented measures, without an honest analysis of the impact. The result is a distorted picture of virtual progress in order to justify to stay on the same course. The illusion is kept alive that reality will somehow fall into line with wishful thinking.
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