Report Meeting, 2nd CSO Workshop on Drug Policy in West Africa (13 – 14 October, 2015)
Drug trafficking, consumption and use threaten the West Africa region. The situation is affecting all level of society across the region,...
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Jan 25, 20162 min read
To Change Drug Policy, First Change the Way You Measure It
As we approach the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS), the voices clamoring for drug...
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Jan 22, 20165 min read
West African Common Position towards the United Nations General Assembly Session (UNGASS) 2016 on th
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Jan 15, 20162 min read
Illicit Drug use, Trafficking through West Africa still high – report
Ghana recorded the seizure of 901 kg of cocaine in 2013, against 290 kg reported by Nigeria and 20 kg by Côte d’Ivoire, according to the...
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Jan 7, 20165 min read
What We Did Right in Drug Policy During 2015
The tremendous costs of the current drug control regime are by now obvious. The past few decades have seen hundreds of thousands of...
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Jan 6, 20161 min read
Joint statement at reconvened CND: The Death Penalty for Drug-Related Offences
Statement made jointly by: Amnesty International, Harm Reduction International, International Drug Policy Consortium, Penal Reform...
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Dec 17, 20154 min read
Human Rights of Drug Users in Sierra Leone Violated
Our opinions, traditional and religious beliefs only endanger the lives of drug users We have over the years attributed our opinions;...
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Dec 7, 20154 min read
Why Call for Sierra Leone National Drug Policy Control (Act of 2008) Reform?
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Dec 1, 20152 min read
Communiqué Final de la Consultation Multisectorielle du Sénégal sur la Réforme des Politiques en Mat
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Nov 30, 20154 min read
Campaigners Call on Government to Harmonise Drug Policies
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Nov 17, 20154 min read
Drugs and Illicit Practices: Assessing their Impact on Development and Governance
The illicit drugs trade is now so powerful that it is virtually shaping the economies, governance and social fabric of entire nations,...
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Nov 12, 20153 min read
Communiqué Final de la Consultation Multisectorielle du Bénin sur la Réforme des Politiques en Matiè
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Nov 5, 20153 min read
Nigerian CSOs Declarations at the end Second National Symposium on Drugs and Drug Policy in Abuja, N
Second National Symposium on DRUGS AND DRUG POLICY IN NIGERIA Abuja, Nigeria, 28–‐29 October 2015 DECLARATION We, representatives of...
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Nov 2, 20153 min read
Communiqué: National Multi-Sectoral Meeting on Drug Policy Reform in West Africa: The Ghana Consulta
Communiqué “National Multi-Sectoral Meeting on Drug Policy Reform in West Africa: the Ghana Consultation’’ 29 October, 2015 in Accra,...
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Oct 30, 20151 min read
La Section du Benin du Réseau Ouest Africain des Politiques en Matière de Drogues Implique les Homme
Le réseau Social Watch Bénin a réuni les journalistes de divers organes de radio opérant dans le sud du Bénin autour d’un atelier...
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Oct 29, 20153 min read
Stakeholders Meet On Drug Policy Reform in Ghana
With the year 2016 fast approaching, players in the drug sector including non-governmental organizations, stakeholders, civil society...
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Oct 24, 20153 min read
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urges governments to support decriminalisation and
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Oct 23, 20152 min read
CSOs in West Africa Promote Harm Reduction Strategies
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Oct 21, 20153 min read
Leaked Document Shows UN Agency in Charge of Drug War wants World to Decriminalise all Drugs
As reported by the BBC, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the agency that has overseen the global drug war for 50...
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Oct 16, 20152 min read
La Commission Ouest Africaine sur les Drogues se met en bouclier pour renforcer les dispositions pri
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