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Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, Andes Program Director, WOLA – Washington Office on Latin America and Camila Asano, Executive Director, Conectas Human Rights…
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) alongside the Washington Brazil Office and other Brazilian civil society organizations supported a…
Monday 12th June 2023 Dear Secretary General Guterres, We are writing to urge you to mark this year’s International Day…
On June 3, 24 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Committee on Ways and Means sent a…
The people in the videos are featured because they represent the rarely revealed human side of the war on drugs.
The prison population throughout Latin America has been growing steadily for the past few decades. Harsh drug laws and anti-gang…
Brazil’s impeachment debate has exposed some of the most alarming issues facing the country today, from political polarization and endemic corruption to lingering nostalgia for Brazil’s military dictatorship.
After decades of failed policies, the U.S. is finally reconsidering the mass incarceration model it promoted in Latin America. The paradigm shift opens up space for reforms in Latin America.
This joint report analyzes the effects of drug policy in the Americas, including the militarization of law enforcement, the criminalization of consumption, the weakening of due process guarantees, mass incarceration, disproportionate penalties, and restrictions on access to health care.
As aerial shootdown policies spread throughout Latin America, it is unclear whether they are being implemented with the safeguards necessary to avoid future tragedies.
The relationship between civil society and public safety officials in Brazil has evolved steadily over the past three decades. However, despite certain political openings for rights-respecting policies at the state and federal level, deep-seated obstacles remain that frequently hinder the reforms’ potential for success.
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