International Funding for Drug Control and Gross Violations of Human Rights

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International Funding for Drug Control and Gross Violations of Human Rights

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Human rights abuses related to drug enforcement are well documented. This report focuses on the intersection of human rights abuses, funding from donor states and UN assistance. It asks a question that has received far too little attention in both human rights and drug policy discussions: When does cooperation against the drug trade and drug dependence become complicity in human rights abuses?

Link: http://www.ihra.net/files/2012/06/22/Partners_in_Crime_web1.pdf

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