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Organizations Call on the U.S. for Immediate Disaster Relief, Enhanced Bilateral Cooperation, and Suspension of Sanctions to Support the Cuban People Amid Explosion at Cuba’s Largest Oil Storage Facility

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The undersigned organizations call on the U.S. government to expedite technical and direct disaster relief assistance to Cuba, engage in ongoing bilateral dialogue and cooperation, and suspend relevant sanctions to facilitate the response and recovery from the explosions at the Supertanker Base in the Industrial Zone of Matanzas and their after-effects. We are saddened […]

Colombia’s Truth Commission Report: A Talk About How to Reckon with the Past and Think About the Future

The Truth, Coexistence and Non-Recurrence Commission presented its Final Report on the Colombia Peace Accords in Washington D.C, in an event held on July 15 by the United States Institute of Peace, WOLA, the Colombia Human Rights Committee, the Latin America Working Group, Humanity United, and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. The report, […]

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Organizations Call on the U.S. for Immediate Disaster Relief, Enhanced Bilateral Cooperation, and Suspension of Sanctions to Support the Cuban People Amid Explosion at Cuba’s Largest Oil Storage Facility

Colombia’s Truth Commission Report: A Talk About How to Reckon with the Past and Think About the Future

July 11 in Cuba: A Year Later

The Venezuela Briefing Ep 14: The Impact of Venezuela’s Crisis on Women and Girls

The U.S. Supreme Court has Turned Back the Clock on Human Rights

U.S. Congressional Hearing on Human Rights in Mexico Brings Calls and Proposals to Address Impunity, Increase Protection and Access to Justice

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WOLA Human Rights Award 2022: Meet the Honorees

How the Petro Government and Minister Iván Velásquez can Make Colombians Safer

U.S. Drug Policy Disconnect: Starting Harm Reduction at Home, Deep Into ‘Drug War’ Abroad

The Invisible Resistance to Latin America’s Prison Systems

Central America: ‘The regression of democracy has been immense’

5 Concerns About Cuba’s New Penal Code

The Tragedy in Texas Was Avoidable, Just Like Hundreds of Other Migrant Deaths on U.S. Soil This Year

Remittance Caps and Restrictions Have Been Lifted: What Does this Mean for Cuba?

Pride Month: Kenya Cuevas and Latin America’s “Historic Debt” with Trans Women

Colombia Made History. The U.S. Should Join it.

Colombia’s politics are changing dramatically. U.S. policy must change too

Carolina Jiménez Sandoval: “One of the Main Victims of the ‘Authoritarian Virus’ is Judicial Independence”

The Ninth Summit of the Americas: Five Things You Need to Know

Beyond the U.S.-Mexico Border: Migration Trends in the Americas, Explained

Analysis of the trend to legalize the non-medical use of drugs with an emphasis on cannabis

Guatemalan Judge under Threat after Ordering Trial in 1980s “Death Squad Dossier” Case

Three Consequences of Keeping Title 42 in Place at the U.S.-Mexico Border

The Biden Administration Takes Constructive First Steps on Cuba Relations

Trial for “Death Squad Dossier” Ties Guatemalan Wartime Atrocities to Current Criminal Networks

Border Oversight: Monitoring Conduct and Accountability in U.S. Border Law Enforcement

Guatemala’s Attorney General Elections: Judicial Independence and Democracy at a Crossroads

WaPo Op-Ed: El Salvador’s President Overreaches in the Fight Against Gangs

Lies, Cover-Up, and Military Involvement: Third Expert Report Reveals Fresh Facts About Ayotzinapa Disappearances

Cuban Migration is Changing, the U.S. Must Take Note

The Venezuela Briefing: Venezuela’s Oil Sector and a Potential Shift in U.S. Policy

Victim Seats in Congress Could Help Advance Peace in Colombia

Imperfect Justice Is Still Justice for Wartime Rape Survivors in Guatemala

Two Contrasting Court Decisions Underscore Need for Gender-Oriented Drug Law Reforms

Understanding the Failure of the U.S. Embargo on Cuba

Q&A: Opportunities and challenges for Honduras’ next four years under Xiomara Castro

Biden’s First Year Policies toward Latin America

NYT Op-Ed: Colombia Can’t Afford to Abandon Peace

Hope amidst the darkness: Victims continue to press for justice for wartime atrocities in Guatemala

A New Framework for Cooperation Between the United States and Mexico to Respond to the Region’s New Migratory Reality

Concerns Cloud the November 28 Honduran Elections

November 15: Fear of Repression Foils the March

Central America Monitor reveals challenges and opportunities for rule of law, citizen security, and protection of human rights in the Northern Triangle

Recent UN Report on Arbitrary Detention and Drug Policies Underscores Urgent Need for Reform

Colombia’s Peace Accord is Not Weak, It’s Duque Who Insists on Weakening It

How Regional Civil Society Organizations are Showing Solidarity with Fleeing Venezuelans

Seventh Anniversary of the Ayotzinapa Disappearances in Mexico: Advances and Challenges in the Search for Truth and Justice

A Conversation with WOLA’s New President, Carolina Jiménez Sandoval

For Disappearances to End, Justice Must Begin: Justice for Disappeared Mexicans

Mexico Must Cease Violence Against Migrants and Offer Solutions to Avert Asylum Crisis at its Southern Border

A Goodbye to WOLA President Geoff Thale

Assault on Guatemala’s Justice System Intensifies With Expulsion of Anti-Corruption Prosecutor

Ortega Government’s Authoritarian Crackdown Seeks to Repress All Dissent

Climate Change Disasters Point to Urgent Need to Protect Climate Refugees

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Organizations Call on the U.S. for Immediate Disaster Relief, Enhanced Bilateral Cooperation, and Suspension of Sanctions to Support the Cuban People Amid Explosion at Cuba’s Largest Oil Storage Facility

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: “Vote-a-Rama,” Remain in Mexico, CBP abuse allegations

WOLA condemns arrests of journalist and prosecutor in Guatemala

Do not allow the Senate’s upcoming “vote-a-rama” to harm migrants, asylum seekers, and border communities

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Migrant deaths, buses from Texas, smugglers and social media

Colombia’s Truth Commission Report: A Talk About How to Reckon with the Past and Think About the Future

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: June migration data, Venezuelan migration, drug seizures, Mexico commitments, Texas crackdown

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Del Rio abuse report, AMLO visit, Darién Gap, migration numbers, Texas crackdown

Letter from 87 Organizations Advocates for a Migration Policy from the U.S. and Mexico Based on Human Rights and Protection

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Mexico migration data, San Antonio tragedy, Mexico security