May 17, 2011

Movement for Peace with Justice: Two Dozen U.S. Organizations Come Out In Support of Mexican Mobilizations Against the Drug War

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Two Dozen U.S. Organizations Come Out In Support of Mexican Mobilizations Against the Drug War | Drug Policy Alliance: "In Open Letter, Organizations Urge Major Reforms on Both Sides of Border, Including Open and Honest Debate About Failures of Drug Prohibition.

As tens of thousands of people in Mexico (took) to the streets ... to demand an end to the war on drugs, a coalition of nearly two dozen organizations in the United States have signed an open letter supporting the protesters’ calls for a new strategy....

In their open letter, the organizations recognize that prohibition has failed to reduce drug use while generating or intensifying violence, corruption and human rights abuses in Mexico on a horrific scale. The groups – made up of experts and advocates in drug policy and Latin American affairs – call for critical reforms in Mexico and the U.S. Such policy changes include judicial and police reform and better human rights protections in Mexico, and greater efforts to curb the southward flow of arms and reduce drug demand in the U.S. ...

"Above all, we call upon the United States, Mexico and the international community to begin an open, honest and public debate about remedying the failures of drug prohibition,” the open letter reads. “Out of respect for the people of Mexico, who have borne the highest cost of this war's failure, we must put all options on the table for a new strategy.""

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