Our work on Central America

Central America

States of Exception: The New Security Model in Central America?

Release of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua: An Important Humanitarian Step in the Face of a Serious Human Rights and Democracy Crisis

Central America

Women Political Prisoners in Latin America, a Reality that can be Changed

Genocide Trial Against High Level Military Officials to Begin in Guatemala

Central America

Few Ways Forward, No Way Back: Asylum Seekers’ Search for safety at the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez Border

WOLA meets in Honduras with President Xiomara Castro, civil society, donors, and other actors to discuss the country’s challenges

Central America

Migration in the Americas: ‘A root causes strategy only for Central America falls far short of addressing the type of migration we are seeing’ 

Central America

Migration in the Americas: ‘There is a double standard at the U.S. border’

Central America

WOLA Human Rights Awards Honor Maya Achi and Q’eqchi’ Women, David Morales and Rep. Joaquin Castro

Taken Away: U.S. Border Agents’ Widespread Confiscation of Migrants’ Valuable Personal Items