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Back to homepageEnda Kenny re-elected Taoiseach after ‘tawdry deals’
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has received the seal of office of Taoiseach from the President after being re-elected this afternoon with the help of nine independents and the tacit support of Fianna Fail
Read MoreElections in North of Ireland
Today people in the North of Ireland will be casting their vote to renew the Assembly, the parliament established under the Good Friday Agreement, signed in 1998
Read MoreA changing vision on drugs: Colombia
The agreement on the fourth point of the Agenda, Solution to the problem of Illicit Drugs, made at the peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP, is an interesting case to show that times might be changing
Read MoreO’Brien calls for new approach to drugs problem
Sinn Féin spokesperson for Drugs, Deputy Jonathan O’Brien said that drugs problems should be dealt with as a health problem rather than a criminal justice one
Read MoreUno sguardo ad UNGASS 2016 dal cono sud di America Latina
UNGASS 2016. Breve storia sulla costruzione recente di un immaginario egemonico sulle droghe
Read MoreThe Death Penalty For Drug-Related Offences
33 countries or territories continue to impose the death penalty for drug-related offences, resulting in approximately 1,000 executions annually. Drug-related offences account for the majority of executions carried out in some countries and are mandatorily punished by death in a number of States
Read MoreUNGASS 2016: ¿Que es lo que está en juego? Entrevista a Marie Nougier
Entrevista a Marie Nougier, coordinadora del grupo de trabajo UNGASS del Foro de la Sociedad Civil sobre las Drogas (LCR), investigadora y responsable de las comunicaciones y publicaciones del IDPC – Consorcio Internacional sobre Políticas de Drogas
Read MoreUngass 2016: what’s at stake?
Interview to Marie Nougier, coordinator of Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSF) UNGASS working group and senior researcher and responsible for communications and publications of IDPC – International Drug Policy Consortium
Read MoreIRISH ELECTION UPHEAVAL, 2. NO GOVERNMENT. Anyone Notice Any Difference?
The only prospect for stable government here is, unfortunately, a coalition of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, the two main right-wing parties since the foundation of the Irish state
Read MoreGlobal Rights. UNGASS, it is time to stop the war on drugs
From 19 to 21 April 2016 the United Nations will host in New York a special session of the General Assembly on drugs (UNGASS)
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