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This series examines selected key aspects of police reform, drawing on lessons from Central America, the United States, and the world.
The December 2002 issue of CrossCurrents.
This special report examines the nature and the impact of illegal armed groups in post-conflict Guatemala, as well as the forces behind them. It describes how these “clandestine groups” are an unresolved legacy of Guatemala’s 36-year internal armed conflict and act at the behest of members of an interconnected set of powerful Guatemalans.
The October 2003 issue of CrossCurrents, which celebrates the creation of CICIACS in Guatemala and discusses WOLA’s civil society delegation to Colombia, Lula’s first year in office, prospects for a free trade agreement with Central America, and Cuba’s crackdown on dissidents.
The December 2003 issue of CrossCurrents, which covers the state of democracy in Colombia, Argentina, and Guatemala, the fall of the Bolivian government, and a WOLA congressional delegation to Ciudad Juarez.
The June 2004 issue of CrossCurrents includes an analysis of the use of the word ¨terrorism¨in US foreing policy and updates on the state of human rights in Venezuela and Haiti.
A WOLA report addressing Central American youth gangs and related issues in human rights, effective policing, and prevention.
A WOLA publication analyzing femicide in Guatemala and Mexico.
A guide to U.S.-Latin America policy issues for first-term Members of Congress
Throughout Latin America, organized crime is a serious and growing problem. Clandestine power groups are in part responsible for the surge in crime rates and, in some countries, have accumulated vast influence over government institutions.
In a little-noticed but disturbing transformation, U.S. foreign policy decision-making is moving from the Department of State to the Department of Defense.
This resource guide offers attorneys, immigrant activists, policymakers and human rights workers the facts they need to understand the complicated and nuanced phenomenon of gangs in Central America and gang-related asylum cases.
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Carolina Jiménez Sandoval
Maureen Meyer
Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli
Adam Isacson
John Walsh
Stephanie Brewer
Ana María Méndez Dardón
Laura Cristina Dib
Coletta Youngers
Jo-Marie Burt
Rafael Uzcátegui
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