February 2012 Archives (News)

Afghan Children Ensnared in Heroin Trade With Iran

16 February 2012

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) published this week an exclusive investigation on the use of Afghan children as drug mules, who take high risks to smuggle heroin into Iran. The story highlights the risks not only from swalling pellets with heroin, which can burst during the way, but also how children are vulnerable to… Read more

Say NO to death for drugs

23 February 2012

In this commentary , published in The Hindu, Rick Lines and Anand Grover, present a long list of international and domestic jurisprudence that defy the justifications for handing down death penalties for drug offenders in India. They argue that, although most experts agree that drug offences do not warrant death penalties, countries like India… Read more