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

The U.S. Supreme Court has, on June 24, voted to overturn Roe V Wade – a 1973 federal ruling that legalized access to safe and legal abortion. In practice, this ruling will strip scores of people across the United States of their sexual and reproductive rights and put them in situations where their health and life could […]

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

On June 23, 2022, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. House of Representatives held a public hearing on Human Rights Challenges in Mexico, with testimony from witnesses including members of the Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center (Center Prodh), ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Watch, and WOLA. The information presented paints a […]

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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

While Eyes Focus on Colombia’s Presidential Elections, Abuses Continue

Round Table | Justice Co-Opted: Venezuela’s Broken Judicial System

Civil society organizations reject anti-solidarity bill that closes international cooperation in Venezuela

Guatemala’s Attorney General Reelection Further Compromises Fight Against Corruption

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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

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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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Migrant death toll, Remain in Mexico, Paroles and caravan arrivals, security in Mexico

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

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: May migration data, caravan outcome, migrant deaths, Border Patrol troubles

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Summit of the Americas, Migrant Caravan, Family Separations, Border Patrol Lawsuits

While Eyes Focus on Colombia’s Presidential Elections, Abuses Continue

Summit of the Americas: Urgent Need for a Human Rights Centered Migration Policy

Round Table | Justice Co-Opted: Venezuela’s Broken Judicial System

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: More migrant deaths, Mexico asylum, Americas Summit, BORTAC

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Title 42 ruling, family “self-separations,” more drownings, Haiti expulsion flights