1. A balancing act: Drug policy in Colombia after UNGASS 2016
- Author:
- Luis Felipe Cruz and Isabel Pereira
- Publication Date:
- 12-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Dejusticia
- Abstract:
- This document is the result of a project developed by Dejusticia in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and Law of Colombia and the British Embassy in Colombia, with funds from the United Kingdom through its embassy in Colombia. During 2016, two historic events were held to reflect about drug strategies in Colombia: the United Nations Special Session on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS 2016) and the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Government and the FARC-EP, which includes the agreement on the “Solution to the problem of illicit drugs”. In light of the commitments made by the Colombian State, there are challenges and possibilities for drug policy reform, particularly when hoping to achieve a better balance between a criminalization perspective and the recognition and guarantee of rights to populations affected by prohibition’s harmful effects.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, War on Drugs, Criminal Justice, Public Policy, Drugs, and Public Health
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom, Colombia, and Latin America