Inspired by bereaved mother, MP says drug policy needs a radical re-think
Tomorrow at 11:30 am (GMT) there is a UK Parliamentary debate on Drugs Policy. When: 11.30am Where: Main Chamber, House of Commons What: General Debate on Drug Policy Layla Moran, MP [...]
5 Reasons to meet your MP
We want you to contact your MP directly to ask what they intend to do about our failed drug laws. Here’s why: 1. You [...]
Waiting with love – the truth behind “Narcos”
This blog by Anyone’s Child Coordinator, Mary Ryder, was originally published by openDemocracy on 2 June 2017 Since the Mexican state intensified its drug war in 2006 more than 28,000 people [...]
24 hours in a British jail
It’s June 24th. My husband has just been sentenced to 9 years in jail. I watch him walk out of the dock and into a life where he is no [...]
Ten years of militarized drug policies in Mexico: more violence and human rights violations
This blog is adapted from a speech given by Daniel Joloy, Amnesty International, at the launch of the Anyone's Child Mexico interactive documentary Mexico decided over ten years ago to [...]
The Failed ‘War on Drugs’
This is a guest blog by Gary Mead A remarkable event went almost unnoticed over the Easter weekend – Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, introduced a Bill to legalise the [...]
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