
Coca Chronicles: Bolivia Challenges UN Coca Leaf Ban
Nearly 75 years after the United Nations called for the abolition of traditional uses of the coca leaf, the world…
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Nearly 75 years after the United Nations called for the abolition of traditional uses of the coca leaf, the world…
Monday 12th June 2023 Dear Secretary General Guterres, We are writing to urge you to mark this year’s International Day…
Across Latin America, women who grow coca and opium poppy often play a major role in fighting for social change…
For decades, a prohibitionist approach to drug policy has been a key driver of social strife and human rights abuses,…
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Andean Information Network (AIN) have published a new report today, titled Promoting Gender-Sensitive Drug Policies…
The people in the videos are featured because they represent the rarely revealed human side of the war on drugs.
By Kathryn Ledebur and Coletta A. Youngers* For the fifth year in a row, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has…
This joint report analyzes the effects of drug policy in the Americas, including the militarization of law enforcement, the criminalization of consumption, the weakening of due process guarantees, mass incarceration, disproportionate penalties, and restrictions on access to health care.
Washington, D.C. and Cochabamba, Bolivia—Bolivia has seen a decline in coca cultivation for the fourth consecutive year, according to data…
While it continues to struggle with drug trafficking, Bolivia has made large steps reducing coca cultivation and cocaine production in recent years.
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