Pathways to, conditions and consequences of incarceration for women 2013, para. 23
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Currently both domestic and international anti-drug policies are a leading cause of rising rates of incarceration of women around the world. Studies have found high rates of women being imprisoned for drug-related offences: almost 50 per cent in Estonia, Portugal and Spain; almost 70 per cent in Tajikistan; almost 68 per cent in Latvia; almost 40 per cent in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan and 37 per cent in Italy.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences