The human-rights case for drug legalization
“The objectives of drug control have not been reached,” says one Mexican activist. “Not even close.”
The Atlantic (US)
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
The first shot in Mexico’s drug war was fired in December 2006, when Mexican President Felipe Calderon sent 6,500 security forces to reclaim Michoacan state from feuding cartels. “The battle against organized crime has just begun,” Calderon’s interior minister declared, “and the fight will take time.” That fight has now taken nearly 10 years, and tens of thousands of lives. And Mexico has little to show for it, besides death and destruction. The Open Society Justice Initiative, which advocates for criminal-justice reform, accused both the Mexican government and drug gangs of committing crimes against humanity.
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