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December 8, 2020

House of Representatives votes to end marijuana prohibition

The passage of the MORE Act represents a growing shift in drug policy away from criminalisation and prohibition toward community reinvestment and public health.
November 5, 2019

Hundreds killed in Bangladesh 'war on drugs'

The Bangladeshi authorities have allegedly killed hundreds of people in a wave of extrajudicial executions under the guise of an anti-drugs campaign, Amnesty International says in a new report.
October 18, 2019

Research shows 31 states holding back progress on nuclear disarmament

The 2019 report of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor identifies 31 mostly European states as ‘nuclear-weapon-complicit states’.
September 25, 2018

Legalise and regulate drugs, says new report by global leaders

The report details how governments can take control of illegal drug markets through regulation to weaken criminal organisations that profit from illegal drugs, and can promote global health, security and development.
March 21, 2018

ACLU responds to White House drug policy proposal

The American CIvil Liberties Union says proposals for tackling the opioid addiction crisis are unconstitutional and absurd.
February 13, 2018

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner calls for drugs harm reduction

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has announced a set of proposals to tackle the cost of drugs to public services, reduce drug related crime and the shocking number of deaths in the region.
December 6, 2017

Churches call for support on treaty banning nuclear weapons

Five churches have released a video calling for people to act in support of the ground breaking UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
April 5, 2015

Jesus and the tomb-dweller: lifting death’s shadow

Savi Hensman reflects upon Jesus' encounter with a deeply disturbed and isolated man and poses questions as to its meaning for the church and society of our own time.