United Nations

Recent increases in opium production in Afghanistan presents a Catch-22 to U.S. policymakers. On the one hand, a November 2006 United Nations and World Bank report found that forced eradication of opium crops is driving poor Afghans into the hands of the Taliban, empowering crime syndicates and destabilizing the country. On the other hand, doing nothing about the heroin trade allows major drug traffickers to enrich themselves unfettered. Is there a third option?

Please join us at this panel and discussion on critical human rights and public health challenges. It will feature: “The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: A Violation of International Human Rights Law” by Rick Lines, International Harm Reduction Association