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Children of the Drug War in Ciudad Juarez

In the city of Juarez, about 7,000 children have become orphans of the 'War on Drugs'. Read the transcript of the story by David Fuentes on how the violence in the Northern state of Mexico has affected...

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Mexican Human Rights Group asks ICC to probe President and Top Officials

Reuters reported that a group of human rights activists have requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open a formal investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mexico. They...

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A New Language for the Children of the Drug Wars

For decades, governments have used the rhetoric of war to describe their drug control efforts and rally their populations behind hard-line policies they say will help protect children. Nayeli Urquiza,...

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Mexico, War Crimes and a Slippery Slope

The war on drugs in Mexico has left thousands of people dead and a country in peril. But how can international law address this situation? In an article published by Open Democracy, Patrick Gallahue...

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Children in Mexico: Criminals or Victims?

Mexico's drug war has taken its toll on children. More than 30,000 of them have been involved in organized crime, according to the Children's Rights Network (REDIM). These children are paid by drug...

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Afghan Children Ensnared in Heroin Trade With Iran

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) published this week an exclusive investigation on the use of Afghan children as drug mules, who take high risks to smuggle heroin into Iran. The story...

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Say NO to death for drugs

In this commentary , published in The Hindu, Rick Lines and Anand Grover, present a long list of international and domestic jurisprudence that defy the justifications for handing down death penalties...

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Narcotics Watchdog Turns Blind Eye to Rights Abuses

Patrick Gallahue's most recent op-ed presents a strong argument against the reluctance of the International Narcotics Control Board to condemn the human rights violations done in the name of drug...

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Christian Wenande, 'Denmark Ends Iranian Drug Crime Support', The Copenhagen...

Denmark announced its withdrawal of development aid to the UNODC for anti-narcotics programs  in Iran due to the continued use of executions for drug offenses. For more details, see the full article...

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Jamie Doward, 'Drugs death penalty States must lose aid, says charity', The...

UK-based charity, Reprieve, writes to deputy-Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, to cease providing anti-narcotics aid to countries using the death penalty for drugs offenses.

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The House I Live In - Director Eugene Jarecki on the War on Drugs: 'Everybody...

This mini-documentary was published by The Guardian in November 2016. The mini-documentary looks at the failure of the 'war on drugs' in the USA.  Topics covered are how the criminal justice system...

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Mexican Human Rights Group asks ICC to probe President and Top Officials

Reuters reported that a group of human rights activists have requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open a formal investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mexico. They...

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A New Language for the Children of the Drug Wars

For decades, governments have used the rhetoric of war to describe their drug control efforts and rally their populations behind hard-line policies they say will help protect children. Nayeli Urquiza,...

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Mexico, War Crimes and a Slippery Slope

The war on drugs in Mexico has left thousands of people dead and a country in peril. But how can international law address this situation? In an article published by Open Democracy, Patrick Gallahue...

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Children in Mexico: Criminals or Victims?

Mexico's drug war has taken its toll on children. More than 30,000 of them have been involved in organized crime, according to the Children's Rights Network (REDIM). These children are paid by drug...

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Afghan Children Ensnared in Heroin Trade With Iran

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) published this week an exclusive investigation on the use of Afghan children as drug mules, who take high risks to smuggle heroin into Iran. The story...

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Say NO to death for drugs

In this commentary , published in The Hindu, Rick Lines and Anand Grover, present a long list of international and domestic jurisprudence that defy the justifications for handing down death penalties...

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Narcotics Watchdog Turns Blind Eye to Rights Abuses

Patrick Gallahue's most recent op-ed presents a strong argument against the reluctance of the International Narcotics Control Board to condemn the human rights violations done in the name of drug...

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Denmark Ends Iranian Drug Crime Support, Christian Wenande (2013)

Denmark announced its withdrawal of development aid to the UNODC for anti-narcotics programs  in Iran due to the continued use of executions for drug offenses. For more details, see the full article...

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Jamie Doward, 'Drugs death penalty States must lose aid, says charity', The...

UK-based charity, Reprieve, writes to deputy-Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, to cease providing anti-narcotics aid to countries using the death penalty for drugs offenses.

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