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Drugs & Development
Ricardo Soberón is a Peruvian lawyer, a university professor, and an analyst and consultant on drug policy and drug control issues in the Andean region, as well as on border and security issues. He is also an advisor to rural coca-producer organizations. In 2011, he was appointed to head the national drug control commission, Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo y Vida sin Drogas (DEVIDA). In January 2012, while questioning coca crop eradication efforts which prompted concern from the US Embassy, he was replaced after a government reshuffle. Photos: Francesca Brivio
2 March 2023
The Amazon, spanning across the heart of South America, requires a radical change in direction to ensure its survival. Source: qualtaghvisuals
23 January 2023
Uganda demonstrates how a network can use the collective force of its members to impact national harm reduction policymaking, and support those that need it in communities and on the ground. Photos from the author.
6 December 2022
The Cardomom Mountains contain the protected area of the Phnom Samkos Sanctuary, as well as the natural resources needed to produce MDMA's precursor. Source: R. Bociaga
28 November 2022
The manifesto "You are also a victim in the war on drugs" outlines its structured approach to transition the country away from its punitive, racist and classist War on Drugs. Source: Manifesto's website
14 September 2022
Petro's new Government and his commitment to drug policy change could usher in a new future of drug control for Colombia and the world. Source: Gabriel Leonardo Guerrero
8 September 2022
Seed of Hope, a group of people who use drugs in an OST program, using art therapy as a means of developing resilience and talent. Programme funded by the GITOC Resilience Fund.
30 June 2022
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