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Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, UruguayDrug Policy

Research 11 Feb 2020

Cannabis in Latin America: The Green Wave and Challenges for Regulation

A new study by the Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law (Colectivo de Estudios Drogas y Derecho, CEDD) analyzes…

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

Systems Overload: Drug Laws and Prisons in Latin America

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, PeruDrug Policy

Research 9 Dec 2010

Systems Overload: Drug Laws and Prisons in Latin America

According to a new study, throughout Latin America non-violent drug offenders are being imprisoned, violating human rights and overloading the region’s prison system.

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

Human Rights Tribunals in Latin America: The Fujimori Trial in Comparative Perspective

PeruRule of Law

Research 1 Apr 2009

Human Rights Tribunals in Latin America: The Fujimori Trial in Comparative Perspective

WOLA’s Coletta Youngers reports on an international symposium convened to assess the significance of the Fujimori trial for Peru and for global efforts to achieve accountability for atrocities.

by Team WOLA

Forging New Ties: A Fresh Approach to U.S. Policy in Latin America

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

Research 25 Nov 2008

Forging New Ties: A Fresh Approach to U.S. Policy in Latin America

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.

by Team WOLA

The Captive State: Organized Crime and Human Rights in Latin America

Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, PeruPeace & Security, Rule of Law

Research 28 Feb 2008

The Captive State: Organized Crime and Human Rights in Latin America

Throughout Latin America, organized crime is a serious and growing problem. Clandestine power groups are in part responsible for the surge in crime rates and, in some countries, have accumulated vast influence over government institutions.

by Team WOLA

Bolivia, Mexico, Peru, VenezuelaDemocracy

Research 1 Mar 2006

CrossCurrents Vol. 8, No. 1

The March 2006 issue of CrossCurrents, covering US insecurity in Latin America, the MAS victory in Bolivia, and upcoming elections in the region.

by Team WOLA

Colombia, Mexico, PeruDrug Policy, Rule of Law

Research 1 Feb 2005

CrossCurrents Vol. 7 No. 1

The February 2005 issue of CrossCurrents, which covers the Bush administration’s trade and development agenda, challenges in Colombia, the Pentagon’s drug war authority, and recent WOLA activities and publications.

by Team WOLA