Bolivia was accepted back into the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic drugs of Vienna, and the UN accepted the legality of the ¨acullico¨(coca leaf chewing) in that country. The measure taken is historic and represents a triumph for the Bolivian people, who withdrew from the convention in 2011 in protest against the ban. ¨Coca is no longer considered poison¨, held Evo Morales. The United Nations Information Centre Office in La Paz reported that “Bolivia will access again to the UN [...]
El pasado 14 de noviembre la Cámara de Diputados aprobó por unanimidad el proyecto de ley que establece su creación. Ahora deberá ser tratado en la cámara alta. En ocasión de discutirse en las audiencias públicas de junio de este año en el Congreso de la Nación las modificaciones a la ley 23.737, con el objetivo de despenalizar la tenencia para consumo, varias voces reclamaron que antes de avanzar en ese sentido era necesaria la sanción de una ley que [...]
The IV Latin American Conference on Drug Policy, organized by Intercambios Civil Association and ATS Corporación Acción Técnica Social, will be on next December 5 and 6 in the Huitaca Auditorium of the Town Hall of the city of Bogota, Bogota, Colombia. Save the dates! The registration will be opened between Monday October 15th and Monday November 26th or until fill the room. There are limited vacancies. For more information please go to the conference website www.conferenciadrogas.com
On Wednesday August 22, promoters of the initiative “Drug Act: time for change”, introduced at the National Congress of that country the bill with about 101,000 signatures of citizens supporting the decriminalization proposal for the campaign, which seeks to reach one million adherents. The campaign “Drug Act: time for a change”, organized by the Brazilian Commission on Drugs and Democracy (CBDD) and Viva Rio en Brasil, continues to attract supporters among the people of that country. Last Wednesday, the bill [...]
Aimed at activists and professionals who work in areas linked to policies and interventions on the topic of drugs and/or HIV. Also directed at people interested in problems related to drugs from a human rights perspective. Classes start: September 20th, 2012 Length: 2 months Class Format: 8 virtual classes held according to a regular weekly schedule Financial Aid: this course has several scholarships available for members of institutions or organizations linked to the topic of study. To apply for a [...]
The first Colombian Conference on Drug Policy will be held in Bogotá next August 16 and 17. The meeting will take place at the headquarters of the University of Los Andes, one of the organizers with DeJuSticia (Centre for Law, Justice and Society), the Foundation Ideas para la Paz and Friedrich Erbert Stiftung in Colombia – FESCOL. Graciela Touzé will be representing Intercambios Civil Association, and on the morning of the second day she will be part of the panel [...]
The 19th International AIDS Conference convened experts and activists from all around the world. Despite the satisfaction for the positive perspectives that present the scientific advances, fear for a possible decline in resources to fight the virus is expressed. Interventions in favor of harm reduction and needle exchange. Protests from affected groups. Presence of Intercambios. Under the slogan “Changing the course together”, the 19th International AIDS Conference took place in Washington between 22 and 27 of July. Despite the optimism [...]
The XIX International AIDS Conference will be held in Washington DC between 22 and 27 of July. In this opportunity the conference theme is “Turning the tide together”. According to the organizers, the conference will be the greatest to date. It is expected the presence of more than 25.000 participants and 2000 journalists of all over the world. In this occasion, Intercambios Civil Association will be represented by Pablo Cymerman and Graciela Touzé, who will participate of several scientific program [...]
