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Washington, D.C.—The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA) created a roadmap…
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA) released The United States…
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.
Since Raúl Castro became president in 2008, Cuba has taken modest but significant steps to move from an almost entirely state-run economy to a more mixed model, but there has been little debate about the potential trade-offs and social costs of these reforms.
In this report published jointly by WOLA and LAWG, Cubans and Cuban-Americans speak candidly about the effect of the U.S. embargo on their lives. The stories are deeply personal, noting the human suffering and pain caused by a failed policy.
This congressional education packet shows how existing restrictions on travel and trade harm U.S. national interests, and why reform is consistent with our values, our economic interests, and efforts to improve the U.S. image abroad.
Waiting for Change documents the complexities and disappointments of the Obama Administration’s relations with Latin America in its first year. The report identifies an underlying trend toward greater militarization of U.S. foreign policy which spans Democratic and Republican administrations alike.
WOLA’s plan for an overhaul of U.S.-Latin America relations gives the next administration important recommendations on how the United States can rebuild its standing in Latin America by putting relations on a new footing based on engagement, respect, and collective action on common challenges.
Engagement with Cuba not only makes good sense domestically but is also far more likely to benefit dialogue and human rights in Cuba than isolation.
A joint project by the Washington Office on Latin America and the Latin America Working Group Education Fund documents the effects of tighter U.S. travel restrictions on Cuban-Americans and their families on the island.
Produced by WOLA and the Latin American Working Group, this manual provides guidance on organizing and implementing community-based advocacy strategies to change the United States’ Cuba policy.
A guide to U.S.-Latin America policy issues for first-term Members of Congress
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