Former presidents of Brazil,Colombia and Mexico write op-ed on ‘outdated drug policies’ and denounce UN for secrecy ahead of special assembly on drugsThree former presidents of Latin American nations have urged the world to stop the “unmitigated catastrophe” of the war on drugs, and denounced the United Nations for secrecy and shortsightedness ahead of the first special assembly on drugs in 18 years.“Outdated drug policies around the world have resulted in soaring drug-related violence, or overstretched criminal justice systems,runaway corruption and mangled democratic institutions,” wrote Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and César Gaviria and Ernesto Zedillo,respectively the former presidents of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, or in an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com