September 6, 2007
In a speech before congress this Tuesday, Congresswoman Solis urged further action by the Mexican and U.S. governments to stop the murder, mutilation and rape of women in Ciudad Juarez. While applauding the willingness of President Calderon to enforce laws that protect women from violence and address the ongoing murders, Congresswoman Solis expressed concern that many states in Mexico ...
August 9, 2007
Ninety-four members of the U.S. House of Representatives have urged Mexican President Felipe Calderón to step up efforts to fight violence against women in Mexico and intensify probes into the killings of hundreds of women and girls in the northern city of Ciudad Juárez.
May 14, 2007
WOLA has been publishing groundbreaking research on violence against women in Mexico and Guatemala for more than two years. Our most recent report, "Hidden in Plain Sight," was released in March this year.
March 22, 2007
The Absence of a Rule of Law has Fostered a Culture of Impunity and Tolerance for Violence
Washington DC, March 7, 2007 – In light of this year’s theme for March 8th International Women’s Day on ending impunity for violence against women and girls, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) released a report today on the failure of the Mexican ...
March 3, 2005
Congressional concern for the unsolved murders of women in Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua has been building steadily in the House of Representatives since mid 2003. Led by Hilda Solis (D-CA) in the House, and Jeff Bingaman (D-MN) in the Senate, Democrats and Republicans alike have hosted informational briefings on the murders, raised their concerns in letters to and ...
October 10, 2004
Man Who Claimed Police Weren't Doing Enough to Solve Cousin's Murder Is Charged in Her Death. By Kevin Sullivan. Washington Post Foreign Service
Sunday, October 10, 2004; Page A22
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