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WEB4 days ago · Join us as we celebrate WOLA’s 50th anniversary, a half-century of tireless advocacy for human rights in the Americas. In this video, we reflect on the remarkable progress achieved while... WOLA is a 501 (c) (3) organization, gifts are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. Our federal tax identification number is 52-1249353.
About Us - The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
WEBWOLA is a leading research and advocacy organization advancing human rights in the Americas. We envision a future where public policies protect human rights and recognize human dignity, and where justice overcomes violence. WOLA tackles problems that transcend borders and demand cross-border solutions. We create strategic partnerships …
Central America Monitor - WOLA
WEBAbout the Central America Monitor Project Begun in 2016, after the Alliance for Prosperity’s creation, the Central America Monitor is based on the premise that accurate, objective, and complete data and information are necessary to advance justice and security reforms, tackle corruption, improve transparency and human rights protections, and reduce …
U.S.-Cuba Relations: The Old, the New and What Should Come Next
WEBDec 16, 2022 · In 2022, the Biden administration finally took steps that can lay the groundwork for future movement on U.S.-Cuba relations. Since May, the Biden administration has some Trump-era policies on Cuba –including resuming flights as well as facilitating family reunification and remittances– and restored engagement on select …
Mexico - WOLA
WEBWOLA works to strengthen the rule of law, protect human rights, and improve security policies in Mexico. Our established relationships with Mexican partners give us first-hand information and unique tools to address structural problems that contribute to violence and human rights violations. We work with Mexican civil society organizations to increase …
Colombia - WOLA
WEBWOLA advocates for policies that defend these communities and their social leaders, for an integral implementation of Colombia’s FARC peace accord, negotiated solutions to security challenges, the dismantlement of illegal armed groups, human rights and justice for victims. On November 24, 2016, the government of Colombia signed a historic ...
Staff - WOLA
WEBStaff - WOLA. Demilitarizing and Transforming Security Strategies. Enhancing Accountability: Police and Justice Reform. Women, Drug Policies, and Incarceration in the Americas. For media inquiries or interviews with our experts, please send an email detailing your inquiry and noting your deadline to our press office at [email protected].
Seven Facts about MS-13 and How to Combat the Gang - WOLA
WEBJul 18, 2017 · In recent months the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gang has been placed front and center in the national U.S. immigration debate. Between four congressional hearings and much media attention, there is a lot of information, opinions, and misinformation swirling around policy circles about the group. WOLA has been following …
Drug Policy - WOLA
WEBDrug Policy - WOLA. Demilitarizing and Transforming Security Strategies. Enhancing Accountability: Police and Justice Reform. The U.S.-led “war on drugs” has failed to suppress the production, trafficking, or consumption of illegal drugs, while enriching and empowering criminal enterprises. The enforcement of harsh drug laws has led to ...
Cuba - WOLA
WEBCuba today is grappling with an unprecedented political, social, and economic crisis, fueling record levels of emigration. U.S. policy toward Cuba, however, remains entrenched in an outdated paradigm centered on maintaining an economic embargo. Fundamental human rights are routinely restricted in Cuba, including the right to peaceful protest, freedom of …
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