Friday Ibarra (MUCD), Juan Fernandez Ochoa (International Drug Policy Consortium), Adriana Muro (Elementa DDHH), Pablo Cymerman (Intercambios A.C.), Ernesto Cortes (LANPUD) Friday 17th March 2022 9am-10am Juan Fernandez Ochoa (International Drug Policy Consortium): Dear colleagues, My name is Juan Fernández Ochoa. I work with the International Drug Policy Consortium and I am grateful to see …
Intercambios Asociación Civil (Argentina)
Side event (in Spanish): Relevancia de la inclusión de la perspectiva de género en las políticas de drogas. Indicadores para el monitoreo
Organizado por Argentina con el apoyo de Brasil, Colombia, México e Intercambios Asociación Civil, y COPOLAD. Pablo Cymerman, Intercambios. Las inequidades de géneros atraviesan los temas relacionados con políticas de drogas. Esta sesión pretende mostrar que están haciendo los países latinoamericanos en esta materia en sus políticas de prevención, atención e investigación. Antes de presentar …
Side event: Smokable cocaine study launch
Organized by Intercambios Asociación Civil Pablo Cymerman, Intercambios AC: This research is particularly important for our region. In our region there is a high use of cocaine and use is increasing. There are currently few studies on this particular use of cocaine. This research was led by TNI. Pien Metaal, Transnational Institute: This has been …
Side event: Cannabis law reform in the Americas: Regulation gains momentum
Organized by the Governments of Mexico and Uruguay, the Washington Office on Latin America, Center of Studies for Law, Justice and Society, Intercambios Asociación Civil, México Unido Contra la Delincuencia, Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law, and the Transnational Institute. Isabel Pereira, DeJusticia: Will discuss cannabis law reform and how it is moving forward …
CND intersessional: 23 January 2017 – Operational recommendations on Demand reduction and related measures, including prevention and treatment, as well as other health-related issues
Webcast available here CND Chair. There is no comment on the agenda of this meeting so the agenda is adopted. I give word now to the Portuguese Ambassador to chair the thematic discussion. We will continue with agendas 2 and 3 on Wednesday. I came back yesterday from New York. The key theme was how …
Side event: Facing racism in drug policy: the colour of incarceration, lethality and drug abuse – the Brazilian experience
Chair: We have a progressive drug law in Brazil. No one should be imprisoned under the rule of law. But we have many in jail. Eduardo Rebiero dos Santos: In Brazil, black people represents about 53% of the total population, which is the equivalent to more than one hundred million people. And these people are found …