Nearly three years into President Gustavo Petro’s term, his flagship “Total Peace” initiative is faltering. On this episode ...

In recent years, the state of trans rights across the Americas has been marked by a striking pattern of historic advances and devastating losses. While some countries have made significant progress ...

Will the WHO confront its colonial legacy and right a historic wrong? The critical review of the coca leaf could transform ...

This special Pride Month episode brings together the voices of six LGBTIQ+ activists from across Latin America—Mexico, ...

In the wake of escalating immigration enforcement targeting vulnerable migrant communities, this Pride Month episode brings ...

THE FULL UPDATE: Troops deployed to Los Angeles, as “mass deportations” trigger protests (For a fuller discussion of the state of play in Los Angeles and the implications for U.S. civil-military ...

Download PDF . Descargue resumen en español. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) is a leading research and advocacy organization advancing human rights in the Americas. We ...

Introduction. Andrés Manuel López Obrador came into the Mexican presidency on December 1, 2018 promising a new, more humane approach to the migration of Central Americans and others who come to Mexico ...

Overview: Four current and former WOLA staff members—Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer, Ana Lucia Verduzco, and Joy Olson—visited Honduras from April 26th to May 5th, 2023. Why we visited: WOLA has done ...

Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra más firme condena ante la aprobación por el Pleno del Congreso de Perú de un proyecto de ley que concede amnistía a responsables de graves violaciones a ...

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