Samuel Oakford

Samuel Oakford is a contributor to Inter Press Service News.

Economists Slam Draconian Drug Laws

A report released Tuesday by the London School of Economics depicts drug prohibition as a massive failure, a financial drain on economies and a violation of the basic human …

By: Samuel Oakford ,; InterPressService

May 7, 2014

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Executions on the Upswing Globally

Anti-terrorism measures in Iraq and hardline drug polices in Iran accounted for more than half of all reported government-sanctioned killings in 2013.

By: Samuel Oakford ,; InterPressService

March 29, 2014

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More UN States Quietly Say No to Drug War

An internal United Nations draft document leaked last weekend has offered outsiders a rare look at longstanding disagreements between member states over the course of UN drug policy.