State sanctioned killing in the name of drugs: Laws, practice and conflicting trends in Asia.

Gen Sander

The International journal on drug policy 2021 Jun

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The last decade has seen a significant amount of progress in the struggle to abolish the death penalty for drug offences, a practice that is both illegal under international law and proven to be ineffective. Political, legal and policy developments at the international, regional and national level have led to a progressive shift away from capital punishment as a tool for drug control, resulting in a relatively sharp decrease in global executions. Yet a small number of countries, primarily in Asia, continue to aggressively pursue the policy, executing hundreds of disadvantaged individuals every year, often following trials that do not meet international standards of fairness. At the same time, populist rhetoric advocating for the death penalty for drugs is on the rise in the region, reinvigorating aggressive drug wars and threatening to undermine the framework of existing international legal obligations and unravel decades of progress. Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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Gen Sander. State sanctioned killing in the name of drugs: Laws, practice and conflicting trends in Asia. The International journal on drug policy. 2021 Jun;92:103266