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Appel à Candidature: Cours ouest africain sur « les droits humains et les politiques de lutte contre
L’UFR de Sciences Juridiques et Politiques de l’UGB lance un appel à candidature pour la participation à la 2e Edition du Cours ouest...

WADPN
Sep 21, 20182 min read
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Model Drug law for West Africa : A tool for policymakers – Loi Type sur les Drogues pour l’Afr
Drug laws in West Africa are not having the desired effects: neither drug use nor drug trafficking have been effectively reduced....

WADPN
Sep 21, 20181 min read
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The West Africa Drug Policy Network Joins the World to Mourn the Passing of Kofi Annan
The West Africa Drug Policy Network(WADPN) is deeply saddened by the loss of a great icon, Kofi Annan, the former United Nations...

WADPN
Aug 21, 20182 min read
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Cannabis Users: Victims of Draconian Laws
It may be a mere coincidence or a deliberate move but the judiciary in Sierra Leeone seem to be taking drastic measures in an attempt to...

WADPN
Aug 8, 20183 min read
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Parliamentarians Commit to Reform Drug Laws in Guinea
The West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN) Guinea Chapter in collaboration with the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and...

WADPN
Jul 11, 20182 min read
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5th West Africa Executive Course on Human Rights and Drug Policy
The University of Ghana School of Law, in collaboration with the Open Society Global Drug Policy Program and Open Society Initiative for...

WADPN
Jul 11, 20181 min read
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West Africa Drug Policy Network to Scale Up its impact in the Region
One doesn’t often think of drug users as victims of decades of human rights violations, systematic discrimination and poor access to...

WADPN
Apr 18, 20183 min read
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Increase of Drug Abuse During Electioneering Process in Sierra Leone
Drug takers, eat, drink, inject, smoke and or inhale more drugs during electioneering period in Sierra Leone, as rogue politicians spend...

WADPN
Feb 5, 20183 min read
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Reforming Drug Control in West Africa through a Model Drug Law
Drug trafficking has become a visible threat to governance and development in West Africa. The region is increasingly becoming a hub in...

WADPN
Dec 7, 20174 min read
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Youth Advocate for Humane Drug Policy in Ghana
Until recently, the West Africa region has been perceived as only a transit zone of drugs from Latin America. This general perception...

WADPN
Nov 29, 20174 min read
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Drug Users Stigma: An Insidious Evil
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one...

WADPN
Oct 2, 20174 min read
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Sierra Leone May adopt a Better Drug Policy that is Health-Focused, Embracing Harm-Reduction and Gro
True to be told, our nation has been and still continues to arrest and convict in large number citizens found in possession of marijuana....

WADPN
Sep 14, 20173 min read
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Appel a candidature: Cours Ouest Africain sur les Droits Humains et les Politiques de Lutte contre l
L’UFR de Sciences Juridiques et Politiques de l’UGB lance un appel à candidature pour la participation à la 1ère session du Cours ouest...

WADPN
Sep 5, 20172 min read
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Drugs, Same Sex & HIV: Edges of Latent Conflict in Liberia
Two studies commissioned in Liberia have simultaneously revealed that drugs, same sex and HIV remain the edges of latent conflict....

WADPN
Aug 10, 20176 min read
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Ghana in the Process of Reforming its Drug Law
Several attempts at reviewing the current Ghanaian PNDC Law 236 were made from 2006 to 2015. The latest attempt, despite a second reading...

WADPN
Aug 10, 20174 min read
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West Africa’s Drug Policy Reform Agenda Gathers Momentum
In 2014, the debilitating effects of punitive drug laws across West Africa triggered an urgent need for reforms grounded on human rights...

WADPN
Aug 10, 20174 min read
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Ghana’s Drug Policy: Time for Reform?
In Ghana, drug abuse is treated as moral weakness, character corruption  and personal inadequacy. Society moralizes, stigmatizes, judges...

WADPN
Jul 5, 20175 min read
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Radio Discussions on Drug Policy Reform in Ghana "Drugs: has criminal justice failed us?"
Drugs: has criminal justice failed us? is a week-long series of powerful and informative discussions and debates exploring drug policy...

WADPN
Jun 24, 20172 min read
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West Africa to Participate in the 2017 Support Don’t Punish Global Day
It is another year of the Support Don’t Punishcampaign, a global advocacy campaign that seeks to raise awareness of the harms being...

WADPN
Jun 22, 20173 min read
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Out of the shadows: Adopting a Peacebuilding Approach to the Social Effects of Drug Use in Nigeria
A new research report examining the relationship between drug consumption, peace and security at the local and state levels in Nigeria,...

WADPN
Jun 6, 20171 min read
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