A changing vision on drugs: Colombia

Taken from: http://www.globalrights.info From 19 to 21 April 2016, the United Nations hosted in New York a special session of the General Assembly on Drugs (UNGASS). In spite of the obvious fact that many scholars, institutions, and civil society from all over the world are changing their points of view on how to lead the fight […]

Grab the headlines

The way in which national and international media report on the agreement on illicit drugs made by the Colombian government and the FARC-EP deserves a closer look. The headline of mercopress.com, for example, reads: “Another chapter of Colombia peace talks closed; FARC admits links with the drug trade”. Nearshoreamericas.com wrote: “Colombia Reaches Landmark Deal: FARC Agrees […]