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Publications and Resources  August 30, 2010By withholding certification, which is a judgment on the past administration’s record, the United States would help support the rule of law in Colombia Download  August 25, 2010Three Members of the House of Representatives today sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to support loosening the current regulations governing travel to Cuba.  August 24, 2010The Mexican government will be taken to the Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACHR) in Costa Rica today and tomorrow for the torture of campesino environmentalists Teodoro Cabrera García and Rodolfo Montiel Flores  August 17, 2010Each year, thousands of migrants traveling through Mexico on their way to the United States are victims of abuse. Belén, Posada del Migrante, a refuge for migrants has recently been the victim of several attacks.  August 13, 2010WOLA along with other academic, religious, trade and policy organizations, sent a letter to President Obama urging him to use his regulatory authority to repeal the remaining restrictions put into place in 2003 and 2004 by then-president Bush in regards to academic travel and person-to-person exchanges between Cuba and the United States. August 6, 2010It is a moment to increase – rather than ease – pressure on the Colombian government to make substantial improvements in the protection and promotion of human rights. Download  July 29, 2010Haiti Reconstruction Six Months after the Earthquake July 13, 2010Ten years ago this week, President Bill Clinton signed into law a $1.3 billion package of mostly military aid, known as “Plan Colombia.” Today, Colombia often gets described as a “success” in Washington. Looked at more closely, though, Colombia’s security gains are partial, possibly reversible, and weighed down by “collateral damage.” What Colombia has done is worth learning from. But ...  July 12, 2010Raúl Hernández, defender of human rights in Guerrero, Mexico, has been a prisoner of conscience for over two years. The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Latin American Working Group (LAWG) call for Raúl's immediate release and ask the Attorney General of Guerrero, David Sotelo, to investigate the lack of due process in his case.  July 9, 2010Don't miss Presumed Guilty, a documentary about injustice in the judicial system in Mexico, airing on PBS on July 27. Check local listings for times.  July 1, 2010Panner's article, Danger in Guatemala, examines the CICIG and the current state of political institutions in Guatemala, looking at their capacity and willingness to fight corruption and organized crime.  June 29, 2010One year after the discovery of Rivera's body, WOLA issued a letter to Mr. Romeo Barahona, Attorney General of El Salvador, urging him to conduct a thorough, transparent and impartial investigation into his death and the other attacks against community activists and local leaders in the Cabañas Department in order to prosecute the material and intellectual authors of the crimes. ...  June 29, 2010“Emboldened by the success of the coup, its supporters continue to thumb their noses at the international community's call for open, participatory debate on constitutional reforms”  June 25, 2010Human Rights Violations Continue One Year after Coup Download June 24, 2010Senator Patrick Leahy comments on the need for the UN to appoint a replacement CICIG Commissioner with demonstrated expertise, the need for the Guatemalan government to select a new Attorney General that is willing to work closely with the Commission, and the need for the different branches of the Guatemalan government to work together to prevent corruption and strengthen democratic ...  June 22, 2010WOLA would like to call your attention to a letter sent to the Governor of Chihuahua that highlights to the ongoing violence against women in Juárez, México. (Available in Spanish only) Download | |
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