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Iflg. forretningsmanden Sir Richard Branson er FN på vej med et globalt call om afkriminalisering af drugs.

Sakset 19. oktober 2015 fra:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... anson.html

United Nations agency calls for 'global decriminalisation of drugs', says Sir Richard Branson
The businessman says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is poised to call for possession of all controlled drugs to be made legal


By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent, and Peter Dominiczak 1:39PM BST 19 Oct 2015

The United Nations drug agency is set to call on governments around the globe to decriminalise possession of drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, Sir Richard Branson has claimed.
"While the vast majority of recreational drug users never experience any problems, people who struggle with drug addiction deserve access to treatment, not a prison cell"
Sir Richard Branson

The British businessman, who sits on the Global Commission on Drug Policy, announced in a blog he was "delighted" by a new document which appeared to mark a significant shift in tone by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

The UN is understood to dispute Sir Richard's interpretation of the paper - but has not yet issued a formal statement.
A spokeswoman for Sir Richard said he broke an embargo on the information because he feared the UN would have a last-minute change-of-heart.
"Richard has released the announcement ahead of the UNODC due to concern that the UNODC would do a volte-face at the last possible moment," she said.
The two-page document, a copy of which has been seen by The Telegraph, is entitled "Decriminalisation of drug use and possession for personal consumption".
Tap or click here to read the UN briefing paper on drugs and decriminalisation in full.
It says: "The international drug control conventions do not impose on member states obligations to criminalise drug use and possession for personal consumption.

"Member states should consider the implementation of measures to promote the right to health and to reduce prison-overcrowding, including by decriminalising drug use and possession for personal consumption."

Sir Richard, the founder of Virgin, said: "In an as-yet unreleased statement ... the UNODC, which has shaped much of global drug policy for decades, call on governments around the world to decriminalise drug use and possession for personal consumption for all drugs.

"This is a refreshing shift that could go a long way to finally end the needless criminalisation of millions of drug users around the world.
"My colleagues on the Global Commission on Drug Policy and I could not be more delighted.

"Together with countless other tireless advocates, I’ve for years argued that we should treat drug use as a health issue, not as a crime.
"While the vast majority of recreational drug users never experience any problems, people who struggle with drug addiction deserve access to treatment, not a prison cell."
He added that the document had been set for release at the International Harm Reduction conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday.

The Telegraph understands the paper was written by the head of the UN's HIV and Aids section.
It would be unusual for such a significant UN policy change to be announced in this way.
• Official report triggers Home Office row over decriminalisation of drugs
The UN would normally take years to formulate such a far-reaching policy and an announcement would be made by a senior UN figure.
Sir Richard also announced the development on Twitter.

The Telegraph understands the document's launch was delayed from its planned launch over the weekend after concerns over its content.
The UN's International Narcotics Control Board has previously adopted policies towards prohibition of hard substances and has even expressed concern about liberalisation of policies on softer drugs such as cannabis.
An official announcement by the UN is understood to be scheduled for later today.

The document adds: "This document clarifies the position of UNODC to inform country responses to promote a health and human rights-based approach to drug policy.
"It explains that decriminalising drug use and possession for personal consumption is consistent with international drug control conventions and may be required to meet obligations under international human rights law."

Rart at høre fra en rigmand/magthaver:

" ... we should treat drug use as a health issue, not as a crime.
"While the vast majority of recreational drug users never experience any problems, people who struggle with drug addiction deserve access to treatment, not a prison cell."

Problemet her i andedammen er bare at magthaverne ignorerer FNs anbefalinger

UN attempt to decriminalise drugs foiled

An attempt by UN officials to get countries to decriminalise the possession and use of all drugs has been foiled, the BBC can reveal.
A paper from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been withdrawn after pressure from at least one country.
The document, which was leaked, recommends that UN members consider "decriminalising drug and possession for personal consumption".
It argued "arrest and incarceration are disproportionate measures".
The document was drawn up by Dr Monica Beg, chief of the HIV/AIDs section of the UNODC in Vienna. It was prepared for an international harm reduction conference currently being held in Kuala Lumpur.
The UNODC oversees international drugs conventions and offers guidance on compliance.
Sources within the UNODC have told the BBC the document was never sanctioned by the organisation as policy. One senior figure within the agency described Dr Beg as "a middle-ranking official" who was offering a professional viewpoint.
The document, on headed agency notepaper, claims it "clarifies the position of UNODC to inform country responses to promote a health and human-rights approach to drug policy".
"Treating drug use for non-medical purposes and possession for personal consumption as criminal offences has contributed to public health problems and induced negative consequences for safety, security, and human rights," the document states.

Drug possession is a criminal offence in many member states, including the UK. Last year almost 36,000 people were prosecuted for drug possession in England and Wales with 1,194 receiving custodial sentences.
The Home Office has consistently argued that decriminalisation gives insufficient regard to the harms that drugs pose. "It neither addresses the risk factors which lead individuals to misuse drugs or alcohol, nor the misery, cost and lost opportunities that dependence causes individuals, their families and the wider community."
The UNODC has been under pressure for some time to make a clear statement with regard to decriminalisation of drug possession and use. Other UN agencies including the World Health Organisation and UNAIDS have been explicit in their opposition to drug users facing criminal sanctions on health and human rights grounds.
Campaigners have long believed that the UNODC is key to changing government drug policies ahead of a meeting on 'The World Drug problem' at the UN General Assembly next April.
The lobby group Transform said today that the unpublished briefing paper was "a devastating critique of the harms caused by criminalisation".
"The UN agency in charge of the global drug war says criminalising drug use is unnecessary, disproportionate, causes ill health, violence and death, and breaks international obligations towards health and human rights as a result," Transform's Danny Kushlick said today.

Sir Richard Branson who sits on the Global Commission On Drugs Policy has written a blog calling for all governments to implement the guidance contained in the unpublished paper.
"It's exciting that the UNODC has now unequivocally stated that criminalisation is harmful, unnecessary and disproportionate, echoing concerns about the immense human and economic costs of current drug policies voiced earlier by UNAIDS, the World Health Organisation, UNDP, The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women, Kofi Annan and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon," Sir Richard writes.
"I hope this groundbreaking news will empower and embolden governments everywhere, including the UK, to do the right thing and consider a different course in drug policy."
In addition to calling on member states to consider decriminalising personal possession and use, the UNODC paper also suggests low-level dealing should not be criminal offence.
"Small drug related offenses, such as drug dealing to maintain personal drug use or to survive in a very marginalized environment, could be interpreted as drug related offenses of a 'minor nature', as mentioned in the international drug control conventions," the report says. "These cases should receive rehabilitation opportunities, social support and care, and not punishment."
The future of the document is unclear. Sources within the UNODC suggest that there would need to be wide consultation and agreement before the paper's recommendations became formal policy.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34571609?SThisFB

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Øv, men det var næsten for godt til at være sandt...hvilket det så også var

Det lækkede papir fra UN: http://www.tdpf.org.uk/sites/default/fi ... -paper.pdf

Tværtimod, så var det formentlig sandt, de er bare blevet presset til at lade som noget andet.

http://www.tdpf.org.uk/blog/truth-behin ... tion-paper

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