» Latin America-related events in Washington this week

Monday, September 23

9:00–1:45: Inter-American Human Rights Commission hearings on Canada, Peru, the United States, and region-wide migration.
9:30–11:00 at the Wilson Center: End of an Era? Uruguay’s Unexpectedly Close Election (RSVP required).
10:00 at EarthRights International: Violence, Corruption & Impunity: The Honduran Energy Industry and the Murder of Berta Cáceres (RSVP required).
10:30 in Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building: Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Markup of the FY2020 Homeland Security Bill.
3:30–5:30 at the Inter-American Dialogue: Judicial Uncertainty: The Future of Accountability in Guatemala (RSVP required).
6:00–7:30 at WOLA: Crises in Venezuela and Nicaragua: Views from the Catholic Church and Civil Society (RSVP required).
6:00–8:30 at Open Society Foundations: Women Incarcerated in the Americas Demand Sweeping Changes (RSVP required).

9:00–12:30: Inter-American Human Rights Commission hearings on Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and climate change.
10:15 in Room 419, Dirksen Senate Office Building: Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. Policy in Mexico and Central America: Ensuring Effective Policies to Address the Crisis at the Border.
1:00–3:00 at Due Process of Law Foundation: ¿Puede América Latina perseguir eficazmente crímenes atroces y gran corrupción? Desafíos de las fiscalías y el papel del derecho internacional (RSVP required).
2:00 in Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building: Haring of the House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade Subcommittee on Assessing the Impact of Cutting Foreign Assistance to Central America.
3:30–5:00 at CSIS: The Inter-American Development Bank’s Contributions to Small States in the Western Hemisphere (RSVP required).
3:00–6:00 at 1800 Massachusetts Ave NW: Movilidad Humana en las Américas (RSVP required).

9:00–1:45: Inter-American Human Rights Commission hearings on Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, migrant rights, and hate speech.
9:30–11:00 at WOLA: Transitional Justice in Guatemala: The Challenges Ahead (RSVP required).
10:00–11:30 at CSIS: The Evolving Role of Taiwan in Promoting Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (RSVP required).
1:30–3:00 at Due Process of Law Foundation: Crímenes de Lesa Humanidad en las Américas: los casos de Colombia, México y Venezuela (RSVP required).
2:20–5:30 at 1800 Massachusetts Ave NW: El Derecho a Defender Derechos en la Mira (RSVP required).
3:30–5:00 at Freedom House: Re-Institutionalization and Transitional Justice in Venezuela (RSVP required).
3:30–5:30 at the Wilson Center: The Struggle for Peace in the Midst of Repression: Unified Voices from Nicaragua’s Civil Society Leaders (RSVP required).

9:00–1:45: Inter-American Human Rights Commission hearings on Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and environmental human rights defenders.
11:00–12:15 at the Migration Policy Institute: The Colombian Response to the Venezuelan Migration Crisis: A Dialogue with Colombia’s Migration Czar (RSVP required).
1:30–3:30 at WOLA: Lanzamiento del Libro: El Aprendiz del Embrujo.