Time for a truce in Asia’s war on drugs
[03.11.2018]
Global attitudes on narcotic drugs are changing, but the shift has come too late for those caught up in Asia’s past decade of misguided and often let ...
Asia’s violent anti-drug crackdowns are hurting people, not the drug trade
[09.11.2017]
With regional and international heads of state gathering in Manila for the 31st Asean Summit, it seems appropriate to examine whether there are more ...
Partners in Crime
[20.06.2012]
Millions of dollars in international aid for drug enforcement is spent in countries with extremely poor human rights records and with little or no ac ...
Narcotics watchdog turns blind eye to rights abuses
[28.03.2012]
In a world where drug offences are punishable with the death penalty, torture or arbitrary detention, we must ask how far States can go to enforce th ...
The ATS Boom in Southeast Asia
[15.01.2009]
In the 1990s, Southeast Asia experienced a boom in the production and consumption of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), in particular methamphetamine ...
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