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Pretrial Detention in Latin America: The Disproportionate Impact on Women Deprived of Liberty for Drug Offenses

Washington, DC—A new report released today shows how harsh drug policies have spurred the overuse of pretrial detention in Latin America, disproportionately affecting women who may spend months, or...

Focused Pressure and Smart Engagement: How the U.S. Government Can Advance a Negotiated, Non-Violent Solution to Venezuela’s Crisis

A National Shame: The Trump Administration’s Separation and Detention of Migrant Families

“Come Back Later”: Challenges for Asylum Seekers Waiting at Ports of Entry

Responding to an Exodus: Venezuela’s Migration and Refugee Crisis as Seen From the Colombian and Brazilian Borders

WOLA Report: The Zero Tolerance Policy

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Putting the Pieces Together: A Global Guide to U.S. Security Aid Programs

Video Profiles: The Human Cost of the Drug War

Getting Regulation Right: Assessing Uruguay’s Historic Cannabis Initiative

Not a National Security Crisis: The U.S.-Mexico Border and Humanitarian Concerns, Seen from El Paso

A Trail of Impunity: Thousands of Migrants in Transit Face Abuses amid Mexico’s Crackdown

WOLA Report: Mexico’s New Criminal Justice System

Cannabis Regulation and the UN Drug Treaties: Strategies for Reform

What is Mexico Doing to Protect Human Rights Defenders and Journalists?

Evaluating Cannabis Legalization

Between Rhetoric and Reform: Criminal Justice Reform in the United States

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