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Costa Rica, Latin AmericaDrug Policy, Gender and Racial Justice

Perspectives 29 Jun 2017

Criminal Record Reform in Costa Rica: A Step toward Proportionality and Improved Prospects For Women’s Lives after Prison

This commentary is a joint publication between the Costa Rican Association for Research and Intervention in Drugs (Asociación Costarricense para…

by Team WOLA

ColombiaDrug Policy, Peace & Security

Perspectives 13 Mar 2017

Confronting Colombia’s Coca Boom Requires Patience and a Commitment to the Peace Accords

In the vast areas of Colombia’s countryside where evidence of government is scarce, you can see the bright green bushes…

by Adam Isacson

Latin AmericaDrug Policy

Perspectives 9 Sep 2016

Private Prisons: a Questionable Model across the Americas

In a major shift promoted by the Obama administration, the United States federal government is poised to end its use…

by Team WOLA

WOLA Experts Visited Chocó, Colombia: Blogs from the Field

ColombiaDrug Policy

Perspectives 19 Mar 2014

WOLA Experts Visited Chocó, Colombia: Blogs from the Field

WOLA Senior Associate Adam Isacson’s posts and photos from the road during a March 2014 trip to Chocó, in northwestern Colombia. Topics include the conflict’s impact on Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities, forced displacement, illegal mining, U.S. policy – and the need to defend and work with the region’s vibrant civil society.

by Adam Isacson

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