WOLA joins leading international human rights organizations in calling on the UN Human Rights Commission to continue to monitor human rights abuses in Nicaragua. To: Member States of the UN Human...
Agreement Will Require UN Oversight and Humanitarian Supervision On February 11, Venezuela's opposition and the government of Nicolás Maduro agreed to cooperate to purchase and distribute COVID-19...
The recent, ongoing and unwarranted detention of five members of the Venezuelan NGO ‘Azul Positivo’ is one more event in a series of threats, harassment, attacks, restrictions, reprisals and criminal...
La reciente, continuada e injustificada detención de cinco miembros de la ONG venezolana “Azul Positivo” es un hecho más de una serie de amenazas, hostigamientos, ataques, restricciones, represalias...
The recent campaigns of stigmatization, harassment, and repression against the media in Venezuela constitute a clear attack against the freedoms of expression and of access to information and...
by Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli As per our prior December 16 urgent action, below you will find concerning rights situations requiring your attention and action. Black U.S. Actor and Activist Assaulted by...
by Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli In recent months, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) has received various requests for the protection of social leaders and ethnic minorities, as well as human...
Hoy, WOLA publica un informe escrito por Vanessa Cartaya, Feliciano Reyna, y Geoff Ramsey. El informe explica la escala de la crisis humanitaria, las respuestas por la sociedad civil y los actores...
Central America Must Implement Transparency Measures to Ensure Aid Reaches Those Most Affected Hurricane Eta is the worst storm to hit Central America since Hurricane Mitch in 1998—the most...
18 de septiembre 2020.- Las organizaciones internacionales firmantes observamos con preocupación el recrudecimiento de la represión por agentes del Estado ejercida contra personas activistas y...