My colleagues at WOLA and I were on a productive tear this past month. Check these out, share them, and if you want to make sure this work continues, please leave us a tip.
- March 1: “Judge to Determine Whether Military Officers Will Face Trial in the Molina Theissen Case,” by Jo-Marie Burt at International Justice Monitor.
- March 2: “We’re sending guns, crime to Mexico,” by Sarah Kinosian and Eugenio Weigend, The Los Angeles Times.
- March 2: “WOLA’s David Smilde Testifies on Venezuela Before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee,” by David Smilde.
- March 6: “Trump’s Refugee Ban Will Impact Thousands of Children Fleeing Violence in Central America.” (Español)
- March 6: “Judge Sends Five High-Ranking Military Officers to Trial in Molina Theissen Case,” by Jo-Marie Burt at International Justice Monitor.
- March 9: “WOLA’s Response to February CBP Southwest Border Migration Numbers.”
- March 13: “Los Cultivos de Coca y las Relaciones Entre Colombia y Estados Unidos,” by Adam Isacson, Razón Pública (Colombia).
- March 13: Video: “Event: Venezuelan Democracy on Hold.”
- March 14: “Venezuelan Democracy Needs the Hemisphere’s Help,” by David Smilde, The New York Times.
- March 15: “Confronting Colombia’s Coca Boom Requires Patience and a Commitment to the Peace Accords,” by Adam Isacson.
- March 16: “Trump Budget Plan Prioritizes Militarization Over Investing in Smart Diplomacy.” (Español)
- March 16: Video: “Central America Needs Smart U.S. Investments in Long-Term Solutions,” by Adriana Beltrán and Kristel Muciño.
- March 16: Video: “Event Livestream: ‘El río que se robaron:’ The Human Rights Crisis Faced by Colombia’s Wayúu Indigenous Community.”
- March 17: “March Update: Deadly Pattern of Threats Against Colombian Human Rights Defenders Continues,” by Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli.
- March 17: “Fears that Congressman Ovalle, Impeached in Relation to CREOMPAZ Case, May Have Fled,” by Jo-Marie Burt at International Justice Monitor.
- March 20: “Correcting Mistakes on Venezuela and the OAS,” by David Smilde.
- March 22: “Declaración del Senador Leahy sobre apoyo a la Fiscal General de Guatemala y al Comisionado de la CICIG.”
- March 22: Video: “Event Livestream: ‘El Tiempo de Ayotzinapa’.”
- March 22: “Colombia’s New Transitional Justice Law Violates the Spirit of the Peace Accords,” by Adam Isacson and Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli. (Español)
- March 27: “WOLA’s Statement on Violence against Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in Mexico.” (Español)
- March 27: “‘Post-Western’ diplomacy and the Venezuela crisis,” by David Smilde and Timothy M. Gill, London School of Economics Latin America blog.
- March 28: Podcast: “A “Trump Effect?” Migration Trends and Humanitarian Concerns on the Central America-U.S. Route,” by Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer, and Hannah Smith.
- March 28: “Human Rights Groups to Inter-American Court: Impunity is Alive and Well in Guatemala,” by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada at International Justice Monitor.
- March 29: Press release: “Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Congreso de EE.UU. aprueba por unanimidad resolución bipartidista en apoyo a la lucha contra la corrupción en Centroamérica.”
- March 29: “5 Takeaways from the OAS Permanent Council Session on Venezuela,” by Geoff Ramsey.
- March 30: “International Organizations Denounce Death Threats against Human Rights Defenders in Uruguay.” (Español)
- March 30: “U.S. Senators Reaffirm the Importance of U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Relations.” (Español)
- March 31: “Venezuela’s Dissolution of its National Assembly Underscores Need for Multilateral Diplomacy.”
- March 31: “Nueva declaración del Senador Leahy sobre el Estado de derecho en Guatemala.”
- March 31: “Throwing Money at the Wall: An Overview of the Trump Administration’s Border Wall Funding Requests,” by Adam Isacson.