October 30, 2009
The United States and Colombia this morning signed a 10-year agreement which will allow increased access by the U.S. military to seven of Colombia's military bases. The details of the agreement have not yet been released by the U.S. or Colombian governments.
October 15, 2009
Today a bill that represents a significant step toward a serious - and overdue - reconsideration of U.S. drug control policy will be marked-up at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
July 1, 2009
Monday's meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, marks a shift in U.S. foreign policy towards Colombia, with a greater focus on human rights.
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June 26, 2009
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's meeting with President Obama on Monday comes at a controversial moment. President Uribe is embroiled in a number of human rights, corruption and abuse of power scandals. The Colombian President is seriously considering amending the Constitution to run for a third term in office. Meanwhile, a Free Trade Agreement remains stalled in the U.S. Congress.
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April 17, 2009
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) released a paper today that highlights the key findings of the U.S. government's most recent comprehensive analysis of cocaine availability. The new government analysis was released recently by the Obama administration's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
February 24, 2009
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and U.S. Office on Colombia (USOC) are pleased to learn that partial steps were taken on February 15th to implement the devolution of illegally and violently usurped lands to their rightful owners in the communities of Curvaradó and Jiguamiandó (Chocó Department).
February 12, 2009
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the U.S. Office on Colombia (USOC) and the Latin America Working Group Education Fund (LAWGEF) strongly condemn last week's massacre of 17 members of the indigenous Awá community and call on the Colombian Government to immediately investigate this situation, prosecute those responsible and institute an effective protection program for the remaining members of ...
January 13, 2009
US President George W. Bush's decision to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia is a disturbing example of the Bush administration's disregard for serious human rights concerns out of zeal to show unconditional support to governments that it views as strategic allies, seven leading nongovernmental organizations said today.
October 22, 2008
During their final presidential debate, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain expressed markedly different opinions on U.S. policy toward Colombia, an important partner in Latin America. Yet the next U.S. president won't just be debating policy, he will be making it-and in the case of Colombia, he will need more than minor changes along the margins. He will need ...
October 1, 2008
U.S. organizations and activists expressed their concerns in a letter to the State Department regarding the recent assertion by the National Organization of Indigenous Peoples (ONIC) that thirty-two groups of indigenous persons are at risk of disappearing with eighteen of the smaller indigenous groups at risk of becoming physically and culturally extinct in the near future. The displacement on average ...
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July 23, 2008
WOLA expresses concern in a letter to U.S. congressional foreign policy aides over the recent rise in cases of serious human violations against Afro-Colombian leaders in parts of Colombia.
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July 2, 2008
WOLA is delighted by news that 15 hostages held by FARC guerrillas in Colombia are now free and in good health. The hostages were rescued by Colombian troops, the Defense Ministry said.
July 1, 2008
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee visits Colombia and Mexico this week. WOLA suggests questions for U.S. and Latin American members of the media to ask him.
June 19, 2008
Decades of forced eradication of coca crops in Latin America has had little impact on cocaine production and trafficking, while leaving “a trail of social conflict, political unrest, violence and human rights violations” across the region, said WOLA Senior Associate for Drug Policy John M. Walsh.
May 2, 2008
The Washington Office on Latin America and Oxfam America will sponsor a visit to Washington on May 5-9 by two experts on Colombian labor conditions and a leader of the Afro-Colombian community. The women will offer critical perspectives on the Colombia-United States trade agreement, human rights, and the plight of Colombia’s internally displaced people.
March 27, 2008
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