My colleagues at WOLA and I put out a lot of really good content last month. Check these out, share them, and if you want to make sure this work continues, please leave us a tip.
- 5/1: African American Congressmen Urge Colombia to Act to Protect Afro-Colombian Communities. (Español)
- 5/2: Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, Questions for Luis Gilberto Murillo, Colombia’s Minister of the Environment.
- 5/3: Adam Isacson and Sarah Kinosian, Podcast: Looking for Glimmers of Hope in Honduras.
- 5/5: A Constituent Assembly in Venezuela is No Substitute for Elections: WOLA Calls on Venezuela to Announce Electoral Timetable. (Español)
- 5/5: Joint statement: Civil Society Declaration: 61st Regular Session of CICAD. (Español)
- 5/10: Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada, Civil Society Group Calls for Investigation of Former Judges Who Overturned Ríos Montt Verdict, Open Society Justice Initiative International Justice Monitor.
- 5/12: Adam Isacson and Adriana Beltrán, Podcast: The Central America Monitor.
- 5/15: Adam Isacson and Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, President Trump and Colombia’s Santos to Meet this Week.
- 5/15: Adriana Beltrán, What’s in the Fiscal Year 2017 Spending Package for Central America? (Español)
- 5/16: Video: Palenques: A Legacy of Afro-Colombian Resistance.
- 5/16: Joint statement: The murder of activist Miriam Rodríguez in Mexico highlights the dangers faced by mothers and families searching for their disappeared relatives. (Español)
- 5/17: The Central America Monitor. (Español)
- 5/17: Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, FAQ: How the United States Can Advance a Lasting Peace in Colombia.
- 5/18: Congreso de EE.UU. aprueba por unanimidad resolución bipartidista en apoyo a la lucha contra la corrupción en Centroamérica.
- 5/18: David Smilde, Notes on New US Sanctions of Venezuelan Supreme Court Justices.
- 5/19: WOLA’s Statement on Violence against Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in Mexico.
- 5/21: David Smilde, Pics and Comments on a Mega-march.
- 5/23: Adriana Beltrán: WOLA’s Adriana Beltrán Testifies before Senate Subcommittee on Assistance to Central America.
- 5/24: Adam Isacson, Trump’s 2018 Foreign Aid Budget Would Deal a Devastating Blow to Latin America.
- 5/24: Adam Isacson and Geoff Thale, Podcast: The Trump Administration Wants to Slash U.S. Aid.
- 5/24: New Report Finds DEA Misled Investigations into Deadly 2012 Operation in Honduras.
- 5/25: Majority of Senators Join in Introducing Legislation to End All Cuban Travel Restrictions.