WOLA’s Honorary Council

Champions of Change

WOLA’s Honorary Council is composed of experts, artists, and thought leaders from the region. This non-governing honorary body lends their name to WOLA, as an ambassador for the organization, as we continue to lead the fight for human rights throughout the Americas. These members strengthen WOLA’s ability to fulfill its mission and connect us to a vibrant group of like-minded leaders and social changemakers in the Americas. Read our statement.

Alberto Barrera Tyszka

@Barreratyszka

Venezuelan Novelist, Screenwriter, and Journalist

Bill Shipsey

@bill_shipsey

Irish Human Rights Activist, Philanthropist, and Founder of Arts for Human Rights

Claudia Paz y Paz

@ClaudiaPazyPaz

Former Guatemalan Attorney General, Director for Central America and Mexico Program at CEJIL

Diego Luna

@diegoluna_

Mexican Actor, Director, Producer, and Social Activist

Francisco Goldman

@PacoGoldman

Writer, Journalist, and Allan K. Smith Professor of English Language and Literature at Trinity College

Gioconda Belli

@GiocondaBelliP

Nicaraguan Poet, Novelist, and Political Activist

Sergio Aguayo

@sergioaguayo

Mexican Scholar, Human Rights Advocate, and Political Analyst

Mercedes Doretti

@MercedesDoretti

Argentine Forensic Anthropologist

Tom Harkin

@SenatorHarkin

Former U.S. Senator

Gina Chavez

@ginachavez

Latinx Singer-Songwriter, and Social Activist