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Women Behind Bars: Photo Essays Show The Human Cost of Current Drug Policies in the Americas
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.
Brazil’s Impeachment Process: What You Need to Know
Brazil’s impeachment debate has exposed some of the most alarming issues facing the country today, from political polarization and endemic corruption to lingering nostalgia for Brazil’s military dictatorship.
What Can be Learned from Brazil’s “Pacification” Police Model?
The successes and failures of Rio de Janeiro’s Police Pacification Units offers important lessons learned for other countries in the region looking to move away from “mano dura” security policies.
Between Rhetoric and Reform: Criminal Justice Reform in the United States
After decades of failed policies, the U.S. is finally reconsidering the mass incarceration model it promoted in Latin America. The paradigm shift opens up space for reforms in Latin America.
A Future at Home: Investing in Youth Opportunity in Central America
Today, WOLA is releasing a report that focuses on the lack of opportunity for youth in the Northern Triangle of Central America. As the U.S. begins discussions on its FY2017 budget, the report sheds light on what needs to be done to provide opportunities for youth.
Women, Drug Policies, and Incarceration
This guide presents public policies to address the harmful mass incarceration of women for drug offenses in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Afro-Colombians in the United States and Colombia International Relations
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.
Women Are Key to Making Peace Last in War-Torn Colombia
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.