Tag: UN Drugs and Crime

• Wednesday, June 26th 2013 - 18:11 UTC

  UN warns about the rise of legal ‘designer drugs’ which entice young consumers

  

  A sharp rise in the variety of legal “designer drugs” with names that entice young people into thinking they pose no risk is alarming from a public health standpoint, the United Nations drugs agency said.

• Saturday, October 8th 2011 - 08:13 UTC

  Justice Minister admits a “culture of violence” and “impunity” in Brazil

  

  “Economic interests” and a “culture of violence” are to blame for rate crimes in Brazil and conspire against government plans to disarm the population and improve security, claimed Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo.