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Publications and Resources  July 29, 2010Haiti Reconstruction Six Months after the Earthquake July 13, 2010Ten years ago this week, President Bill Clinton signed into law a $1.3 billion package of mostly military aid, known as “Plan Colombia.” Today, Colombia often gets described as a “success” in Washington. Looked at more closely, though, Colombia’s security gains are partial, possibly reversible, and weighed down by “collateral damage.” What Colombia has done is worth learning from. But ...  July 12, 2010Raúl Hernández, defender of human rights in Guerrero, Mexico, has been a prisoner of conscience for over two years. The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Latin American Working Group (LAWG) call for Raúl's immediate release and ask the Attorney General of Guerrero, David Sotelo, to investigate the lack of due process in his case.  July 9, 2010Don't miss Presumed Guilty, a documentary about injustice in the judicial system in Mexico, airing on PBS on July 27. Check local listings for times.  July 1, 2010Panner's article, Danger in Guatemala, examines the CICIG and the current state of political institutions in Guatemala, looking at their capacity and willingness to fight corruption and organized crime.  June 29, 2010One year after the discovery of Rivera's body, WOLA issued a letter to Mr. Romeo Barahona, Attorney General of El Salvador, urging him to conduct a thorough, transparent and impartial investigation into his death and the other attacks against community activists and local leaders in the Cabañas Department in order to prosecute the material and intellectual authors of the crimes. ...  June 29, 2010“Emboldened by the success of the coup, its supporters continue to thumb their noses at the international community's call for open, participatory debate on constitutional reforms”  June 25, 2010Human Rights Violations Continue One Year after Coup Download June 24, 2010Senator Patrick Leahy comments on the need for the UN to appoint a replacement CICIG Commissioner with demonstrated expertise, the need for the Guatemalan government to select a new Attorney General that is willing to work closely with the Commission, and the need for the different branches of the Guatemalan government to work together to prevent corruption and strengthen democratic ...  June 22, 2010WOLA would like to call your attention to a letter sent to the Governor of Chihuahua that highlights to the ongoing violence against women in Juárez, México. (Available in Spanish only) Download  June 17, 2010Far Worse than Watergate reveals that the Watergate-like scandal in Colombia is even more shocking than initially reported, with the presidential intelligence agency, DAS, not only spying, but also carrying out dirty tricks and even death threats on major players in Colombia’s democracy.  June 16, 2010The information included in this congressional education packet documents how existing restrictions on travel and trade harm the national interests of the United States, and why reforming this policy is consistent with our values, our economic interests and efforts to improve the U.S. image abroad.  June 15, 2010Colombian and international organizations and individuals recently released a statement denouncing the DAS Scandal.
Download  June 15, 2010Last week you may have seen the letter from members of the Cuban dissident community calling on Congress to change its policy toward Cuba and support HR 4645, the Trade Restriction Reform & Export Enhancement Act. Today representatives of the human rights, religious, and humanitarian communities in the United States are echoing that call in their own letter.
The 42 signatories, ...  June 14, 2010WOLA would like to call your attention to a statement from the Myrna Mack Foundation in Guatemala about the current state of injustice in the country, the resignation of Carlos Castresana and the need to pass from frustration and indignation to the reaffirmation of the fight against impunity.
(Available in Spanish only) Download  June 10, 2010WOLA would like to call your attention to Congressman Engel's statement on Carlos Castresana's resignation from the commission to combat impunity and corruption in Guatemala, CICIG. | |
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