Impact of National Drug Policy on Human Rights in ia.doc

ia,alsothelegislativebasisregulatingthedrugcrime,maintrendsofcurrentjudicialpracticetowardstheusersandstreetdrugtestingprocedures,-rehabilitationprogramsofferedtodrugusersbythestate,,,officialinformationinquiredfrompublicandprivateinstitutions,,munity;InadequatelystrictsanctionsenvisagedinvariousarticlesoftheCriminalCode;Nodifferentiationofthepersonsellingdrugsfromthepersonkeepingdrugsforpersonaluse;Intheenvironmentofcriminalizingthedrugusage,possibilitytoimposedeprivationoflibertyaspunishmentfordruguseonly;Automaticallydeprivingapersonchargedwithdrugcrimeofwholerangeofcivilrights,whichresultsintheiradditionalstigmatizationandsegregationfromthesociety;Unfairdefinitionofthequantitiesofsomedrugsassmall,medium,largeandespeciallylargequantities;Ungroundedanddegradingproceduresareusedwhenadministeringthestreetdrugtesting;Lawenforcementofficersdonotactingoodfaithwhenusingavailableinvestigativeorproceduralinstruments,andthereisnoeffectivecourtcontroloverthem;Insufficienttreatment/rehabilitationprogramsfordruguse,ianLariimposedasfinesontheindividualsconvictedofdrugcrime,whichisaheavyfinancialburdenfortheseindividualsandtheirfamilymembers;Lowpublicawarenessregardingtheharmreductionandpreventionofdiseasespossiblylinkedtodrugusage;Ineffectivenessoftreatment/,andintroduceapproachesthatarebasedonharmreductionandtreatment/rehabilitationinsteadoftherepressivepolicy;Ensuresystemicimprovementofcriminall