Rights & Development

...putting human rights at the center of development policy

WOLA works for sustainable strategies to reduce poverty, address the factors behind migration, and protect the full range of economic, social and cultural rights.

Rights & Development News

Obama Administration Pushes Back on Lawsuit Regarding Wiretapping

Supreme Court to Review Case against Surveillance Law
“We are part of this lawsuit because we can’t let fear and secrecy trump our rights or keep us from doing our work.”

Press Availabilities with Recipients of WOLA’s 2011 Human Rights Award — Actor Gael García Bernal, Ambulante, and CEDECO

Press Conference and Awards Gala on September 13th to Highlight "Migration and Development: Stories that Make a Difference"
Washington, D.C. - On September 13, 2011, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) will be hosting a press conference preceding its 2011 Human Rights Awards gala. This year, the theme of the gala is Migration and Development: Stories that Make a Difference.

U.S. Trade Representative Takes Action on Labor Rights Enforcement Case against Guatemala

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that the United States will seek the establishment of an arbitration panel against the Guatemalan government for failure to enforce its own labor laws.

Rights & Development Research & Analysis

WOLA: Promoting Human Rights, Democracy, and Social Justice

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.

Rebuilding El Salvador Sustainably

Investing in small-scale, sustainable agriculture increases a country's resilience to extreme weather events, strengthens food security, and contributes to economic development in the rural sector. A decent job, food for the kids, and reduced threats from future natural disasters are powerful anchors to keep people from becoming climate refugees.

Guatemalan mining raises human rights concerns

The Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE) at Tufts University has just released a study that examines a controversial gold mining project in Guatemala
The issues raised in the study have implications for extractive industry projects and for human rights and social justice activists who follow these projects.

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Vicki Gass

Senior Associate for Rights and Development

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