SDG 16: The Global War on Drugs vs. Rule of Law and Human Rights
In countries throughout the world, drug war excesses violate human rights, in some cases challenging rule of law itself.
Philippines
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte. Unrepentant to the bitter end. (Creative Commons)
ME Pioneers Texts Alert to Warn of Overdose Spikes, AR Pot Legalization Initiative Underway, More... (7/26/21)
Yet another study takes aim at the discredited "gateway theory," the Filipino president remains unrepentant and defiant over his record of drug war killings, and more.
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EVENT: SDG 16: The Global War on Drugs vs. Rule of Law and Human Rights
Our parallel event this week for the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will focus on extrajudicial killings and other drug war abuses in the Philippines and Indonesia, and international responses like the Global Magnitsky Act and the ICC Philippines case.
A bill to legalize marijuana in Connecticut is now before the governor. (Creative Commons)
CT Set to Become 19th Marijuana Legalization State, Another Filipino "Narco Politician" Gunned Down, More... (6/17/21)
A minor civil asset forfeiture bill advances in Michigan, another new poll has strong support for drug decriminalization, and more.
ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has requested authorization to open a formal investigation of Phiiippines drug war abuses. (ICC)
Supreme Court Rejects Reduced Charges for Low-Level Crack Offenders, ICC Prosecutor Seeks to Open Philippine Drug War Investigation, More... (6/14/21)
Connecticut lawmakers will meet in special session this week in a bid to get marijuana legalization done, Wyoming activists began initiative campaigns for marijuana decriminalization and medical marijuana, and more.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will, unsurprisingly, not cooperate with an ICC investigation into drug war killings. (CC)
CT Senate Passes Marijuana Legalization Bill, CA Bill to End Drug Mandatory Minimums Advances, More... (6/16/21)
Connecticut edges ever closer to marijuana legalization, Texas sees a modest expansion in its medical marijuana program, and more.
More trouble down Mexico way. It's getting hot in the Michoacan's Tierra Caliente.
Duterte Issues More Death Threats to Drug Dealers, AL Law Applies "Implied Consent" to Saliva Tests, More... (6/1/21)
Myanmar may see a rebound in opium production in the wake of the coup and the pandemic, Philippines President Duterte stays true to thuggish form, and more.
ICC headquarters, The Hague, Netherlands
ICC Prosecutor Announces Request to Authorize Philippines Investigation
Amid increasing warnings from officials of the International Criminal Court about insufficient resources and a need to prioritize, the ICC's Chief Prosecutor on the second-to-last day of her term sought authorization from the court's pretrial chamber to proceed with an investigation into the Philippine drug war killings.
The Shining Path is suspected of massacring villagers in a coca-producing region of Peru. (Pixabay)
LA House Passes Legal Pot Study Resolution, Peru Coca Zone Massacre, More... (5/25/21)
An Illinois marijuana equity bill heads for a House floor vote, a loosening of medical marijuana regulations during the pandemic may be made permanent in Pennsylvania, the Texas legislature advances bills to reduce penalties for pot concentrates and to study the therapeutic use of psychedelics, and more.
Medical marijuana is on people's minds in various state legislatures right now. (Creative Commons)
Norway Government Proposes Depenalization, ND House Approves MedMJ Edibles, More... (2/19/21)
Medical marijuana is receiving attention at various state houses, a trio of US senators warn the Philippine government on imprisoned drug war critic Sen. Leila De Lima, the Iowa Senate looks resolutely backwards, and more.