WOLA joins the United Nations, Human Rights Ombudsman, Defendemos la Paz, and others calling for an immediate end to the violence perpetrated by illegal armed groups in the Catatumbo region in ...
In this podcast episode WOLA’s Central America Director, Ana María Méndez Dardón, reflects on Bernardo Arévalo’s first year ...
As President Bernardo Arévalo enters his second year in office, Guatemala faces a challenging political landscape. His first ...
WOLA’s Director for the Andes, Gimena Sánchez, praised the historic resolution adopted by the United Nations, which establishes the second International Decade for People of African Descent (2025–2034 ...
Adam Isacson, WOLA’s Director for Defense Oversight, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at a hearing on the “Remain in Mexico” policy. Isacson ...
On January 12, 2025, armed men intimidated, attacked, and shot at a caravan that included the Governor of the Chocó, Nubia Carolina Córdoba. The incident occurred in La Troje, a town in the rural part ...
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) welcomes the Biden administration’s move to rescind Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism and roll back other Trump-era sanctions, including ...
Nicolás Maduro plans to take office for a third presidential term in Venezuela on January 10, 2025. Ignoring basic principles of democracy —such as transparency, just to name the most obvious—Maduro ...
Con el presidente Bernardo Arévalo iniciando su segundo año de mandato, Guatemala se enfrenta a un panorama político ...