USA. An Addictive War: How Cartel Bosses are Playing the U.S. Justice System Bringing drug kingpins to face justice in the U.S. has long been seen as a key part of Washington’s anti-cartel arsenal. Behind the showy press conferences for bosse...

Philippinen. ICC prosecutor suspends probe into Philippines drugs war The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has suspended a probe at Manila's request into suspected rights abuses during Philippine President Rodrigo Dutert...

Ecuador. Battle among Ecuador prison gangs kills at least 68 inmates QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A prolonged gunbattle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison killed at least 68 inmates and wounded 25 on Saturday, while authorities said it ...

Philippinen. Philippine President Duterte’s Former Economic Adviser was a “Drug Lord,” Says Affidavit in New ICC Case Testimony in a new International Criminal Court (ICC) case corroborates a police report claiming Michael Yang, who is close to P...

Philippinen. Inside the bloody drug crackdown in the Philippines: Duterte’s War  WINNER OF THE 2018 PULITZER PRIZE FOR INTERNATIONAL REPORTING Reuters investigates Duterte’s War. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/section/philippines-drugs/

Global Consequences of the War on Drugs: Perspectives from Former Open Society Fellows (Video) June 17 marked the 50th anniversary of U.S. President Richard Nixon’s declaration of a War on Drugs. Since then, this failed policy has been exported a...