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U.S.-Colombia Anti-Drug Plan Pushes Failed Policy of Aerial Fumigation
Washington, D.C.—On March 5, the United States and Colombian governments reaffirmed a bilateral agenda aimed at halving the cultivation and…
Report: Women Coca and Poppy Growers Mobilizing for Social Change
Across Latin America, women who grow coca and opium poppy often play a major role in fighting for social change…
The Costs of Restarting Aerial Coca Spraying in Colombia
On February 10, the Colombian government said it planned to eradicate 130,000 hectares of coca this year, using techniques that…
Cannabis in Latin America: The Green Wave and Challenges for Regulation
A new study by the Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law (Colectivo de Estudios Drogas y Derecho, CEDD) analyzes…
Human Rights Trends of the 2010s: the Path to Drug Policy Reform
For decades, a prohibitionist approach to drug policy has been a key driver of social strife and human rights abuses,…
Restarting Aerial Fumigation of Drug Crops in Colombia is a Mistake
Colombia’s Constitutional Court met today to discuss the government’s plans to reinstate aerial spraying of coca, the plant used to…
The most important trends in Colombia’s drug policy, explained
On September 12, the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing on Colombia’s counternarcotics efforts. Here’s a…
Confronting Colombia’s Coca Boom Requires Patience and a Commitment to the Peace Accords
In the vast areas of Colombia’s countryside where evidence of government is scarce, you can see the bright green bushes…
Video Profiles: The Human Cost of the Drug War
The people in the videos are featured because they represent the rarely revealed human side of the war on drugs.
A Trail of Impunity: Thousands of Migrants in Transit Face Abuses amid Mexico’s Crackdown
By Ximena Suárez Enriquez, WOLA Associate, José Knippen, Researcher at Fundar, and Maureen Meyer, WOLA Senior Associate This report was produced…
Women Behind Bars: Photo Essays Show The Human Cost of Current Drug Policies in the Americas
Across Latin America, the effects of disproportionate punishment for low-level, non-violent drug offenses are particularly severe for women. The following women were convicted and imprisoned for drug offenses in Colombia and Costa Rica. These are their stories.