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 [...]
On 27th September at 18:00 pm. it took place the launch of the book Disproportionate Systems. Disproportion and economic costs, human and institutional policy on drugs in Argentina, authored by Alejandro Corda, member of the research team of Intercambios and the UBACyT project “Public policy of drug control in Latin America.” The book was edited jointly with Intercambios Civil Association and the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires. The event was hold in the auditorium of [...]
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 [...]
16/05/2012 Intercambios, “La Cruz Roja” (The Red Cross), the CELS and “Madres contra el Paco” among others, drive a campaign in order to promote change. The axes are: decriminalization, drug trafficking and health. They call to participate through Facebook or Twitter. Read news (only in spanish)
Conclusions and Perspectives “Next year we hope to be evaluating the implementation of a new Drug Law” Graciela Touzé, president of Intercambios, expressed this in the closing remarks of the 10th Conference on Drug Policy that took place this past June 7th in the Senate of the Nation. Throughout the conference it was clear that the officials at the national level are in agreement over decriminalization, that the representatives have come to a consensus on a proposal, and that there [...]
There are eight bills under discussion to reform the Drug Law 23.737 and seven with important similarities to each other. Most of them aim to reduce the weight of the criminal law, especially in terms of drug users. Several proposals even include smaller players in trafficking.
The 10th National Conference on Drug Policies concluded “It is crucial for decriminalization that the Health System be ready to receive drug-users” This was stated by João Castel-Branco Goulão, Coordinator of the Portuguese Center for Drugs and Alcohol and who carried out the regulated decriminalization model which has a success in that country since 2001. Castel-Branco Goulão spoke at the closure of the 10th National Conference on Drug Policies which, organized by the civil association Intercambios, took place today in [...]
This was the conclusion of the panel “What social and health care do we need?” after analyzing the situation of the boys, girls, and adolescents in vulnerable situations, drug users of the urban outskirts and of people deprived of their liberty. The discussion was developed this afternoon during the 10thNational conference on Drug Policy, organized by Intercambios Civil Association in the National Senate“. (Buenos Aires, 6/7/12; 5:00 pm) The need to focus on social health care the problems related to [...]
