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The U.S. Should Maintain Legal Pathways such as Temporary Protected Status for Migrants
The designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is an important legal pathway for migrants of select countries who are unable to safely return to their home countries due to different conditions ...
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El Salvador: Alto a la Criminalización de Personas Defensoras de Derechos Humanos y al Desmantelamiento del Estado de Derecho
Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación ante el creciente uso del derecho penal sin las garantías del debido proceso, el acoso, estigmatización y la persecución que ejerc ...
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“Simultaneously juggling nine processes at once”: Colombia’s “Total Peace” plan and mounting security challenges - WOLA
Nearly three years into President Gustavo Petro’s term, his flagship “Total Peace” initiative is faltering. On this episode of the WOLA Podcast, Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, WOLA’s Director for the Andes, ...
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Derechos y resistencia LGBTIQ+ en Latinoamérica: seis voces de la región
Este episodio especial del Mes del Orgullo reúne las voces de seis activistas LGBTIQ+ de toda América Latina —México, ...
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LGBTIQ+ Rights and Resistance in Latin America: Six Voices from the Region
This special Pride Month episode brings together the voices of six LGBTIQ+ activists from across Latin America—Mexico, ...
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Pride and Resilience: LGBTIQ+ Activism in Contexts of Democratic Erosion
Join us on Wednesday, June 25 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) for a timely conversation on LGBTQ+ resistance amid democratic erosion, featuring activists working across the Americas.
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El estado de los derechos de las personas trans en las Américas: reconocimiento, contradicciones, violencia y retrocesos
En los últimos años, la situación de los derechos de las personas trans en América se ha caracterizado por un patrón notable ...
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LGBTQ+ Migrants in the Crosshairs - WOLA
In the wake of escalating immigration enforcement targeting vulnerable migrant communities, this Pride Month episode brings essential perspective from the frontlines. We sit down with Brigitte ...
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Coca Chronicles #5: The UN Coca Leaf Review and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Francisco Cali Tzay ‘International drug control policies such as the 1961 Single Convention have negatively impacted the rights, culture, ...
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$160 Billion to Detain and Deport: Congress’s “Reconciliation” Bill is a Betrayal of Priorities and Will Harm the Most Vulnerable - WOLA
Early on Thursday May 22, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill with a historically massive mix of budget cuts and new spending. The cuts are likely to hurt the poorest Americans. The ...
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Lessons from Latin America as the United States Confronts Enforced Disappearance - WOLA
That was the subject of a nearly two-hour discussion, hosted by the Washington Office on Latin America and the National Security Archive, featuring three renowned Latin American rights advocates who ...
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Venezuela’s New NGO Law and U.S. Funding Freeze Are a Death Blow to the Country’s Civil Society - WOLA
On November 15, 2024, Venezuela enacted a regressive law tightening state control over non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Popularly referred to as the Anti-NGO or Anti-Society Law, the Law on ...