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News release: Prison Governors Association criticises the War on Drugs and calls on government to explore alternatives

Posted on: 25 April 2013
Author: Martin Powell

News release 25/04/13

 

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The war on drugs: time to count the costs to women

Posted on: 8 March 2013
Author: Jane Slater

Given that today is International Women’s Day, it seems an appropriate time to highligh

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Released today: new Count the Costs briefing on alternatives to the war on drugs

Posted on: 25 October 2012
Author: George Murkin

“The United Nations should exercise its leadership, as is its mandate … and conduct deep reflection to analyze all available options, including regulatory or market measures, in order to establish a new paradigm that prevents the flow of resources to organized crime organizations.” 

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Latin American leaders call on the UN to explore alternatives to the war on drugs

Posted on: 8 October 2012
Author: George Murkin

The Count the Costs initiative’s goal of exploring alternatives to the war on drugs received a significant boost at the UN General Assembly last week, as three current Latin American heads of state used the opportunity to openly criticise the war on drugs – and call for ref

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The end of the Caravan for Peace and the case of Miriam Isaura López – Ensenada, Baja California

Posted on: 21 September 2012
Author: George Murkin

Last week saw Javier Sicilia’s Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity make its final stop on its tour of the United States.

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Torture: The case of 4 civilians in Baja California, Mexico

Posted on: 3 September 2012
Author: Jane Slater

“Of the more than 170 cases of torture documented by Human Rights Watch, not a single one has resulted in a state official being convicted for torture—either in the civilian or military justice system.

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Forced Disappearance in Mexico: The Case of Jethro Ramses Sanchez

Posted on: 24 August 2012
Author: Jane Slater

The case study below is the second in a series of special blogs which will be posted over the next month with Count the Costs supporter, the Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, (Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights).

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Torture, Death, Impunity: Stories from the front line of the Drug War

Posted on: 16 August 2012
Author: Jane Slater
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Caravan of Peace attracts attention to the victims of the drug war

Posted on: 13 August 2012
Author: Jane Slater
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Alternative World Drug Report exposes destructive nature of $100 billion a year global war on drugs

Posted on: 26 June 2012
Author: George Murkin

A new report, launched to coincide with publication of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s 2012 World Drug Report, exposes the failure of governments and the UN to assess the extraordinary costs of pursuing a global war on drugs, and calls for UN member states to meaningfully count these costs and explore all

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