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1 October 2015

Statement of 3rd Myanmar opium farmer forum

On 11 and 12 September 2015 opium farmers and representatives of opium farming communities from Kayah State, Shan State, Kachin State and Chin State, came together in Upper Myanmar to discuss the drug policies affecting their lives.
18 September 2015

Ecuador toughens drugs laws and muddles policy

Ecuador's National Council for Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances (Consep) has announced a new scale to use to differentiate between drug users, microtraffickers and large scale traffickers when handing down prison sentences.
14 September 2015

Ukraine applies anti-torture standards to health care

The 2013 UN Special Rapporteur on Torture found that severe abuses in health care settings amount to cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment, and even torture, it further pointed out that denial of care is also an issue.