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Statements 17 Jun 2023

Joint request to the UN to centre World Drug Day on Human Rights

Monday 12th June 2023 Dear Secretary General Guterres, We are writing to urge you to mark this year’s International Day…

by Team WOLA

United States, VenezuelaDrug Policy

Perspectives 3 Apr 2020

Q&A: Putting U.S. Counterdrug Operations in the Caribbean in Context

During an April 1 press briefing on the U.S. response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump announced new deployments…

by Team WOLA

VenezuelaDemocracy, Drug Policy

Podcast 23 Mar 2020

Beyond the ‘Narcostate’ Narrative: Addressing Organized Crime and Corruption in Venezuela

by David Smilde

VenezuelaDemocracy, Drug Policy

Research 11 Mar 2020

Beyond the Narcostate Narrative: What U.S. Drug Trade Monitoring Data Says About Venezuela

While corruption and organized crime are thriving amid Venezuela’s political and economic crisis, previously unpublished U.S. government drug trade monitoring…

by David Smilde

Report: U.S. Drug Monitoring Data on Venezuela Gets Beyond the ‘Narcostate’ Narrative

VenezuelaDemocracy, Drug Policy

Press Release 11 Mar 2020

Report: U.S. Drug Monitoring Data on Venezuela Gets Beyond the ‘Narcostate’ Narrative

Washington, DC—While corruption and organized crime are thriving amid Venezuela’s political and economic crisis, previously unpublished U.S. government drug trade…

by Team WOLA

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, UruguayDrug Policy

Research 1 Jan 2017

Video Profiles: The Human Cost of the Drug War

The people in the videos are featured because they represent the rarely revealed human side of the war on drugs.

by Team WOLA

Brazil, ColombiaDrug Policy

Research 7 Mar 2016

Between Rhetoric and Reform: Criminal Justice Reform in the United States

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.

by Team WOLA

The Impact of Drug Policy on Human Rights

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, VenezuelaDrug Policy

Research 19 Aug 2015

The Impact of Drug Policy on Human Rights

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.

by Team WOLA

Latin America’s Dangerous Shift to Aerial Shootdown Policies in War on Drugs

Brazil, Colombia, Dominican RepublicDrug Policy

Perspectives 4 Feb 2014

Latin America’s Dangerous Shift to Aerial Shootdown Policies in War on Drugs

As aerial shootdown policies spread throughout Latin America, it is unclear whether they are being implemented with the safeguards necessary to avoid future tragedies.

by Adam Isacson