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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
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, MexicoMigration, Peace & Security
Research 17 Jun 2014

Mexico’s Other Border: Security, Migration, and the Humanitarian Crisis at the Line with Central America

In February 2014, WOLA investigators paid a 12-day visit to several points along Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala. Their new report examines border security conditions, migration trends, and the push factors that force Central American migrants to abandon their countries of origin.

by Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer
Tracking International Anti-Crime and Violence Prevention Efforts in Central America
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, PanamaPeace & Security, Rule of Law
Research 31 Jan 2013

Tracking International Anti-Crime and Violence Prevention Efforts in Central America

The Mapping of Internationally-Funded Citizen Security Projects in Central America is a joint initiative of WOLA and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to monitor international assistance from multilateral institutions, donor governments, and private foundations to support anti-crime and violence reduction programs in Central America.

by Team WOLA
Waiting for Change: Trends in U.S. Security Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, VenezuelaPeace & Security
Research 28 May 2010

Waiting for Change: Trends in U.S. Security Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean

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.

by Team WOLA