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Publicación In Search of Rights: Drug Users and State Responses in Latin AmericaCatalina Pérez Correa (Ed.); Coletta Youngers (Ed.)The Drugs and Rights Studies Collective published a new report that examines government responses to the consumption of illicit drugs in eight countries in Latin America: Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia. This report presents the results of the most recent study by the Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law (Colectivo de Estudios Drogas y Derecho, CEDD). The study, entitled “In Search of Rights: Drug Users and State Responses in Latin America,” analyzes States’ responses to the consumption of illicitly used drugs, focusing on two key areas–criminal justice responses and health responses–in eight Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. An international consensus appears to be emerging that drug use is not a criminal matter, but a health issue. Nevertheless, as shown by the country investigations that are part of this study, Latin American government responses to the use of illicit substances remain predominantly punitive and handled through the criminal justice system; it is through judicial, rather than healthcare, institutions that states address the illicit use of drugs and drug users. Even in countries in which drug use is not a crime, persistent criminalization of drug users is found.Publicación The Intersection of Migration with Authoritarian and Illiberal Tendencies: Contextualized in Latin America and the Middle EastChristy Baile Crouse; Nur Elçik Sari; Jessica Corredor VillamilDemocratic and authoritarian governments alike may respond to migrant flows with authoritarian and illiberal tendencies. These practices tend to negatively impact the inclusion, protection, and humane treatment of migrants. We view this as a problem; migration or the movement of people is a reality, and the response to this reality is a choice that countries are faced with constantly. We wish to better understand the factors that trigger or mitigate these authoritarian and illiberal responses to migration. This exploratory, theoretical study engages with the nuance of both migration and authoritarian tendencies to provide a wide and conversation-starting introduction to the intersection of these topics. For this research, we focus on Latin America and the Caribbean (lac) and the Middle East and North Africa (mena), with examples from Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Turkey, and Lebanon. These two regions are currently experiencing major migration crises. Our study aims to contribute to the conversation and debate about the ways in which countries respond with authoritarian or illiberal tendencies to migrant flows into, out of, or through them. Our guiding questions include: How are migration flows revealing and provoking authoritarian and illiberal tendencies in countries with different levels of democratic development? What are the illiberal and authoritarian tendencies that we observe in the responses to migrant flows of countries with differing levels of democracy? What are the authoritarian and illiberal practices that contribute to migrants’ low acceptance and integration in destination countries? What factors trigger, or mitigate, these tendencies in both receiving and sending countries? These questions help us explore the relationship between migration and authoritarian and illiberal tendencies. Our findings identify certain factors that we believe either trigger or mitigate such tendencies.Publicación Executive Summary Effective Criminal Defence in Latin AmericaAlberto M. Binder; Ed Cape; Zaza Namoradze ; Lucas Gilardone; Sebastián Narvaja; Alfredo Pérez Galimberti; Francisco Gabriel Marull; Isadora Fingermann; Maíra Zapater; Rafael Custódio; Ludmila Vasconcelos Leite Groch; Vivian Calderoni; Carolina Bernal Uribe; Miguel Emilio La Rota Uprimny; Juan Pablo Muñoz Elías; Luis Rodolfo Ramírez García; Mario Ernesto Archila Ortiz; Mario Ávalos Quispal; Ana Aguilar García; Gregorio González Nava; Miguel Sarre Iguíniz; Liliana Bances Farro; Nataly Ponce Chauca; Marion IsobelThis executive summary provides an overview of the results of a research project, Effective Criminal Defence in Latin America, which was conducted over a two and a half year period commencing in the summer of 2012. It provides: (i) a summary of the main issues concerning criminal defence rights for each jurisdiction in the study; (ii) in light of these findings, recommendations designed to improve access to effective criminal defence in practice for each jurisdiction; and (iii) recommendations for the development of international standards on effective criminal defence for the Latin American region.