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In this taped event, local, national, and international leaders share their experiences in the fight for justice and security for Afro-Colombian communities.

WOLA is pleased to announce the publication of the new report, “Brazil’s Lessons in Rural Development: Family Agriculture, Access to Water, and Civic Engagement,” which highlights two Brazilian policies that support small farmers.

As the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) embark on historic peace talks in Havana, Cuba, an end to hostilities is not the only desirable outcome. The negotiations offer an opportunity to address Colombia's legacy of exclusion of women--especially Afro-Colombian women--from politics and society.

WOLA has dedicated some of our top experts to study what is really happening in the borderlands. To make WOLA’s border research readily accessible—and respond more quickly to false or misleading claims—WOLA created the Border Fact Check blog.

This report seeks to describe the protection challenges facing ethnic minorities and to provide recommendations for how the international community can act to guarantee Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities’ protection.

Human rights organizations demand guarantees for life and the defense of the indigenous and Afro-descendant territories of Northern Cauca

The FARC must release all hostages as soon as possible, and the Colombian government should do its utmost to facilitate the release.

As the year winds to a close, we hope you will enjoy this video about how WOLA works with partners in the region to advance human rights in Latin America. If you have not done so, we hope you will consider making a donation to WOLA to support our continued efforts. Your support makes a difference.

Colombia has so much to gain from a law for victims of the internal armed conflict that respects the constitutional rights of the victims–the government only needs the political will to do so.