The forum aimed to learn more about the challenges faced by people who grow crops declared illicit, and to give a voice to this vulnerable population in the design and implementation of national drug policies.
IDPC co-organised an expert roundtable with the Thailand Ministry of Justice Rights and Liberties Protection Department to discuss and review effective legal frameworks for managing drug-related problems.
On the Day of Action in Thailand, the 12D Network had prepared a letter to the Prime Minister, Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, demanding that the government reform its drug control policies.
The Obama administration’s statement, 'A Drug Policy for the 21st Century', is accepting publicly that the decades of US harsh drug policies have been an expensive mistake.
Around 800 participants attended the conference from all around the world to share the latest experiences, developments and evidence on drug policy and harm reduction.
On 26th June, speakers from UNODC, the CND and other organisations referred to crack in the UN drug control regime at the launch of the 2013 World Drug Report.
It is the addiction that makes people suffer. Nobody is born evil and any one of us could be in this situation. Shouldn’t we ask ourselves why we didn’t provide interventions much earlier, at the time they needed them most?
