{"id":74062,"date":"2015-06-25T23:30:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T23:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=74062"},"modified":"2015-06-25T23:30:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T23:30:08","slug":"activists-in-more-than-130-cities-take-part-in-a-day-of-action-to-end-the-drug-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=74062","title":{"rendered":"activists in more than 130 cities take part in a \u201cDay of Action\u201d to end the drug war"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the build-up to Global Drugs Summit in 2016, activists in more than 130 cities take part in a \u201cDay of Action\u201d to end the drug war<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Friday 26th June 2015, thousands of activists in more than 130 cities around the world will make their voices heard as part of the global support. Don\u2019t Punish campaign. The campaigncalls on governments to put an end to the expensive and counter-productive war on drugs. This war has failed to reduce drug use or supply, it costs in excess of $100 billion each year to enforce, it has led to the mass incarceration of the vulnerable and the poor, and it fuels human rights violations and HIV epidemics.<\/p>\n

The 26th June is the United Nations\u2019 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking \u2013 a day which has traditionally been used by governments to \u2018celebrate\u2019 drug arrests, seizures and even executions. The Support. Don\u2019t Punish \u201cGlobal Day of Action\u201d aim to change the narrative, and to highlight the need for a better approach.<\/p>\n

This year, on June 26th, members of the West Africa Drug Policy Network and other partners \u2013 in collaboration with the International Drug Policy Consortium, the West Africa Commission on Drugs, and the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) \u2013 are organizing public events in 11 countries to generate awareness and promote the <\/strong>Support. Don\u2019t Punish <\/strong>campaign:<\/strong><\/p>\n