Govt drug policy raises concerns among activists

Working together under the “12D” network, they said the policy might lead to silent killings or violation of drug addicts’ and families’ rights – just like Thaksin Shinawatra’s administration’s “war on drugs” policy. Rehabilitation for general addicts organised in army camps and prisons might also have negative impacts on the addicts, they said. 

The activists’ requests included clear measures and guidelines for lawenforcers to prevent right violations, the cancellation of Army and policeorganising rehabilitation, and the implementation of the Drug Addict Rehabilitation Act 2002 which treated addicts as patients rather than criminals.