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WOLA Newsroom  November 12, 2009According to a recent report released by international experts from the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the Transnational Institute in The Netherlands and the Colectivo para una Política Integral Hacia las Drogas in Mexico, the new Mexican law that decriminalizes the possession of small quantities of drugs for personal use will substantially increase chances that drug users are mistaken ...  October 22, 2009International Drug Policy Experts Affirm a Paradigm Shift on the Continent  October 15, 2009Today 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. October 15, 2009This Afternoon, Thursday, October 15th, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will mark-up a bill that would create an independent "Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission" to recommend how to improve U.S. domestic and international drug control policies. Download  September 17, 2009The Obama administration's "decertification" of Bolivia's drug control efforts, announced last night, is unwarranted and risks unnecessarily complicating efforts underway to improve U.S.-Bolivian relations, according to the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Andean Information Network (AIN).
 August 26, 2009The Argentine Supreme court ruling that declares unconstitutional the imposition of criminal sanctions for the possession of small quantities of marijuana for personal use represents an important step toward distinguishing between drug use and drug trafficking. This judicial decision adds to the recent changes emerging throughout the continent (Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil) to improve current drug policies, which have been disproportionately ... Download  April 15, 2009The rampant drug trade and violence in Mexico and the United States’ shared responsibility for this problem will be key topics for Presidents Barack Obama and Felipe Calderon when they meet in Mexico City tomorrow. The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) calls on both leaders to discuss long-term policies that are needed to reduce the harm caused by ...  February 18, 2009Approximately 50 producers of coca leaves, cannabis and opium poppy from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia and more than 20 experts and NGO representatives gathered at this first world forum in Barcelona, Spain from January 29 to 31, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. Approximately 50 producers of coca leaves, cannabis and opium poppy from Latin America and the ... June 30, 2008WOLA Senior Associate John Walsh and White House Drug Policy Office Chief Scientist David Murray debated U.S. drug policy on C-Span's "Washington Journal."  June 27, 2008The U.S. Senate has approved $400 million to help Mexico fight drug-related violence, sending the bill to President Bush for his signature. WOLA applauds the recognition that Mexico and the United States share responsibility for addressing drug trafficking and violence, but finds serious shortcoming in the plan’s specifics. Read more...  June 19, 2008Decades 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. March 27, 2008Fumigation’s Consequences in Colombia and Implications for Afghanistan
March 5, 200822 international human rights groups express deep concern in a joint letter to Colombian president.
 February 29, 2008Aerial spraying, or fumigation, in Colombia has been counterproductive, a path-breaking WOLA report shows. After fumigation of more than 2 million acres since 2000, overall coca cultivation and cocaine output have increased and spread into new areas. Download  November 30, 2007WOLA Associate for Mexico and Central America, Maureen Meyer, will present her new report "At a Crossroads: Drug Trafficking, Violence and the Mexican State." Also presenting is Ana Paula Hernández, Deputy Director of the Tlachinollan Human Rights Center. She will focus on the impact of drug production and militarized counter-drug strategies on respect for human rights and local ...  November 14, 2007Is the reported recent spike in cocaine's price in fact "unprecedented," as the ONDCP claims? WOLA crunches the numbers. | |
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