Resources & Analysis

Denial of Visas to Prominent Cuban Academics is Shameful, Harmful to U.S. Interests

19 May 2012
Analysis & Commentary
The visa denials are damaging to U.S.-Cuban relations, they are harmful to the interests of the United States, and they hurt Cubans who are supporting increased engagement with the United States.

New Threats against Colombian Human Rights Defenders

Colombia's National Protection Unit must take all steps necessary to protect the lives of these Colombians
16 May 2012
Publication

Truth Commission in Brazil is Part of Reconciliation Process

16 May 2012
Analysis & Commentary
Although the Truth Commission does not include provisions for prosecutions, there are some that hope, and others that fear, that the information revealed by the two-year investigation will create the momentum necessary to overturn the Amnesty Law.

Confronting Drugs, Violence, and Organized Crime: In Response to The New York Times Online Debate on Military Roles

10 May 2012
Analysis & Commentary
The New York Times recently hosted an online debate on the use of the military in the war on drugs, particularly in Honduras. Some of the guest writers argue for the use of the military and most argue for a blended force of military and police, without looking at the history of U.S. involvement in Latin America.

WOLA Reaction to Radio Martí's Editorial on Cardinal Jaime Ortega

WOLA Joins Members of Congress in Calling for Obama Administration to Reject Radio Martí's Characterization of Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega
10 May 2012
Analysis & Commentary
Controversy about the role of the Catholic Church in Cuba aside, it was inappropriate and ill-advised for Radio Martí, as a U.S. government-funded information service, to write this editorial.

Just How “New” is the 2012 National Drug Control Strategy?

8 May 2012
Analysis & Commentary
The Obama administration deserves credit for at least acknowledging the wasteful excesses of domestic drug enforcement and for taking steps to bolster treatment. But talk of a revolution in U.S. drug policy is still premature.

Tenth Anniversary of Bojayá, Colombia Massacre

Justice and reparations remain elusive for the victims of the massacre ten years later
2 May 2012
Analysis & Commentary
On May 2, 2002, over 79 people, including children, were massacred in the town of Bojayá, Colombia

Los de atrás vienen conmigo

Part of WOLA's "On the Table: Deepening Democratic Debate over Drug Policy in Latin America" Series
30 Apr 2012
Publication
Ambassador Romani challenges Latin American civil society and political leadership to connect drug policy reform to broader agendas of development and social inclusion

Murder of Trade Unionist Underscores Fragility of U.S.-Colombia Labor Action Plan

Threats and Attacks Have Increased Since Obama’s Announcement to Move Forward with Free Trade Agreement
30 Apr 2012
Publication
The freedom to organize without fear of reprisal is fundamental to the creation of a fair working environment—Mr. Aguirre’s murder is a tragic reminder that this freedom does not exist in Colombia.

Hostages in Our Own Territories

Afro-Colombian Rights under Siege in Chocó
27 Apr 2012
Analysis & Commentary
Report on WOLA's March 2012 research trip to Chocó

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