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A background brief on the Juárez murders produced jointly by WOLA and the Latin America Working Group.
A WOLA publication analyzing femicide in Guatemala and Mexico.
A guide created by the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES) and WOLA as a comprehensive source of information about the legal rights of and resources available for urban internally displaced peoples of Colombia.
In August 2003, Amnesty International released a report documenting over 370 murders of girls and women in the cities of Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico, since 1993. The killings continue in what appears to be a higher rate than in previous years.
This report finds that while the funds directed towards implementing the White Paper recommendations support commendable projects, the money is insufficient to resolve the long-standing labor problems plaguing the region.
The report focuses on human rights violations that occurred in Ciudad Juarez in the context of Joint Operation Chihuahua, which began in March 2008.
Racism and outright violence continue to plague Afro-Colombians, WOLA explained in a letter to the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus.
War-torn Colombia represents the perfect opportunity to integrate a gender-based perspective on peacebuilding, and the effort has succeeded so far in transformative ways.
Despite being the collective owners of more than 5.5 million hectares of land, collectively titled and with some of the best natural resources in Colombia and in the world, Afro-Colombians face serious consequences that affect their development and survival.
Across Latin America, the effects of disproportionate punishment for low-level, non-violent drug offenses are particularly severe for women. The following women were convicted and imprisoned for drug offenses in Colombia and Costa Rica. These are their stories.
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Carolina Jiménez Sandoval
Maureen Meyer
Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli
Adam Isacson
John Walsh
Stephanie Brewer
Ana María Méndez Dardón
Laura Cristina Dib
Coletta Youngers
Jo-Marie Burt
Rafael Uzcátegui
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