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Colombia Must Not Backtrack into Political Violence
WOLA condemns the attack on Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, one of the presidential candidates for Colombia's Democratic Center ...
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Key Facts About the Experience of LGBTIQ+ Migrants
LGBTIQ+ migrants fleeing violence in Latin America face extreme risks and systemic barriers to asylum in both the region and ...
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Venezuela: Authorities Must Immediately Release Eduardo Torres, End Persecution of Human Rights Defenders, and Cease All Forms of Politically Motivated Repression
(May 30, 2025) The undersigned organizations express our deep concern regarding the case of Eduardo Torres, a prominent human rights defender and member of the legal team of the NGO Venezuelan ...
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Colombia No Debe Retroceder en Violencia Política
WOLA condena el atentado que se realizó contra el Senador Miguel Uribe Turbay, uno de los precandidatos presidenciales para ...
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The Supreme Court’s decision on TPS for Venezuelans: What does it mean and what happens now?
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused a federal court ruling from California that had blocked the Trump ...
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La decisión de la Corte Suprema sobre el TPS para los venezolanos: ¿Qué significa y qué sucede ahora?
El 19 de mayo de 2025, la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos intervino para frenar, de forma temporal, una decisión de un ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: El Salvador Renditions, Budget, Military Role, March Migration
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most ...
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Migrants in Colombia: Between government absence and criminal control
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) is a leading ...
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The ‘Wall’ Before the Wall: Mexico’s Crackdown on Migration at its Southern Border
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight ...
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Halfway to the U.S.: A Report from Honduras on Migration
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Mass deportation stories, huge spending bill, Salvador renditions, military zone
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most ...