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WEBJoin 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.
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 …
Migration, country by country, at the U.S.-Mexico border
WEBNov 23, 2022 · The COVID pandemic, and related U.S. efforts to curtail access to asylum, have caused patterns of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border to fluctuate in often sharp and unpredictable ways. The two graphics below indicate the top countries of citizenship of migrants encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border in …
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 gang violence, including MS-13 activities, in […]
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. …
Eight Reasonable Border Security Proposals (That Are Not a Wall)
WEBThe vast majority of heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine that crosses the U.S.-Mexico border does so at “ports of entry,” the 48 official land crossings through which millions of people, vehicles, and cargo pass every day. “The most common method employed by Mexican TCOs [Transnational Criminal Organizations] involves ...
Judicial Reform in Mexico: A Setback for Human Rights - WOLA
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Mexico deserves an independent judiciary committed to human rights, as well as prosecutors’ offices with greater capacity to solve crimes and prosecute perpetrators based on solid evidence. The proposed reform falls far short of advancing these objectives, essential to guarantee access to justice in Mexico. WOLA Addresses the Situation in ...
Coca Chronicles: Bolivia Challenges UN Coca Leaf Ban - WOLA
WEBOct 17, 2023 · 4. What are the challenges ahead for the UN coca review process? A decade ago, when Bolivia exited from and then succeeded in rejoining the Single Convention with a reservation defending the traditional use of the coca leaf within Bolivia, the United States was staunchly opposed. President Barack Obama’s government spearheaded a campaign to block Bolivia’s reservation.
Mexico's Crackdown on Migration at its Southern Border - WOLA
WEBDec 17, 2019 · Mexico dramatically intensified its migration enforcement after the Trump administration threatened to impose tariffs on Mexican goods in June 2019. As a result of this crackdown, Mexican authorities’ apprehensions of migrants shot upward in June and July, more than tripling over the same period in 2018. Mexico apprehended 31,416 migrants in ...
Four Common Misconceptions about U.S.-bound Drug Flows …
WEBJun 20, 2017 · Central America’s relevance to the opioid crisis, however, is marginal. Misconception 2: “Building a wall would greatly reduce heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl trafficking.”. Proponents of a border wall often claim that it would help the United States solve its opioid addiction problem by blocking heroin smugglers from Mexico.