Transnational Institute (TNI)

TNI is an international network of activist-scholars committed to critical analysis of the global problems of today and tomorrow, with a view to providing intellectual support to those movements concerned to steer the world in a democratic, equitable and environmentally sustainable direction.

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Descheduling the coca leaf is a step toward decolonising drug policy - Statement at HRC57 panel discussion on the rights of Indigenous Peoples

The decision to include the coca leaf in the 1961 Single Convention was mired in colonialist and racist bias.

Publications18 September 2024

4th Brandenburg Forum in Geneva: Towards transformative change in human rights-based drug policy - Meeting report

The Forum addressed environmental, human rights and public health issues related to drug policy, as well as related international progress and opportunities for cooperation.

Publications11 March 2024

3rd Brandenburg Forum (BBF) in Geneva: Consolidating progress for human rights in drug policy - Meeting report

This meeting report summarises key debates and interventions, and provides an account of the priorities identified by participants.

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Dealing with drugs - Cities and the quest for regulation

Amsterdam, Netherlands

26 January 2024

The conference seeks to explore how further regulation of the drug market can provide a solution to the challenges posed by criminalised drug economies.

Publications4 December 2023

8th Brandenburg Forum on Drugs and Development Policies report - 'The way forward to 2029: Accelerating progress in global drug policies'

The Forum addressed development, public health, human rights, and emerging trends in drug policies, with recommendations on decriminalisation, human rights and building support for change.

News6 April 2023

Willful blindness: INCB can find nothing good to say on cannabis legalisation

The INCB's biased representation of the impacts of cannabis regulation and lack of engagement with constructive ideas to overcome its legal tensions with international law do nothing to address a growing global trend toward legally-regulated drug markets.

Publications1 February 2023

7th Brandenburg Forum on Drugs and Development Policies report

The Forum reunited government, UN and civil society experts to discuss development, health and human rights challenges in relation to drug control ahead of the 2024 mid-term review of implementation of the 2019 Political Declaration.

Publications7 December 2022

IDPC analysis of the UNODC World Drug Report 2022

IDPC welcomes the report’s impressive range of data and analysis, as well as its attention to environmental impacts; but regrets the continued lack of acknowledgement of the destructive impact of punitive drug policies, related human rights abuses and opportunities for meaningful reform.

Publications25 November 2022

Corporate capture of the Latin American medical cannabis market

TNI illustrate how significant power asymmetries have allowed corporations to define the conditions of their involvement in emerging cannabis markets.

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