New Delhi: First of the Global Global Narcot Global Index 2021 who assessed 30 countries taken from all regions about how humane and driven by their drug law and policies, gave India a score of 46 of 100 with Norway over 74 and Brazil in the section Bottom score 26.
In terms of rating India is in 18.
The index highlights that the global domination of drug policy based on repression and penalties has led to a low score as a whole, with a median score of only 48 of 100 for all 30 countries assessed as “drug policy failure” and Sign for urgent steps to handle the situation.
“48 of 100 is a failed drug policy in anyone’s book.
This index highlights large spaces for improvement throughout the board,” said Ann Fordham, Executive Director of the International Narcotics Policy Consortium which led the development of the index with partners in a hazard reduction consortium.
Reflecting a long-standing global trend towards the elimination of the death penalty, this report highlights that only three of the 30 countries – India, Indonesia and Thailand maintained the death penalty for certain drug violations.
“The death penalty for drug violations is contrary to international human rights standards, which forbid the death penalty for all except ‘most serious’ violations, namely extreme gravity crimes involving intentional murders,” the report said.
This index came when the Indian government was reviewing the provisions of Narcotics and Psychotropic Act 1985 Their family must be treated as “victims” and not the culprit and suggest mandatory care and rehabilitation instead of terms and prison sentences for the user.
Reports in policy analysis and implementation in 2020 bring it that there is a large gap between government policies and its implementation to ensure access to controlled drugs (to relieve pain and suffering), especially in countries such as India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Senegal who scored a high score on the policy, but a score of zero of 100 for the availability of these controlled drugs for those in need.
The index prime edition released by the hazard reduction consortium shows that Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Britain and Australia are five leading countries about strong and healthy drug policies.
Brazil, Uganda, Indonesia, Kenya, and Mexico are the five lowest-ranking countries.
The index measures and compares the national level drug policy, provides each country with a score and rank which shows how much their drug policy and its implementation aligns with the principles of UN human rights, health and development.
Analysis shows that it targets drug law enforcement, especially violent violations, and especially people who use drugs: only eight of the 30 countries surveyed experienced a decrease in drug use and ownership, and from them, only three who managed to divert people from there.
Criminal justice system.
On the positive side, strategy policies and documents mostly countries explicitly support damage reduction.
However, implementation is a reason to be a concern.