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Curtailing Civic Space: Tightening Restrictions on Civil Society in the Americas
Introduction The last few months have been marked by aggressive measures by numerous governments that aim to further restrict ...
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EL SALVADOR: New Foreign Agents Law Threatens Rights and Freedoms of Civil Society Organizations and the Media
In the context of serious human rights setbacks, the weakening of the rule of law, and the dismantling of institutional ...
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The Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Military Deployment in Los Angeles Echoes the Overreach We’ve Long Opposed in Latin America
The deployment of the military in response to protests in Los Angeles echoes the overreach we have seen for over 50 years in ...
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Travel Ban and its impact for the nationals of Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela. What you need to know.
The proclamation issued by President Trump on June 4, imposes a travel ban that restricts the entry of foreign nationals, either fully or partially, to the U.S. from a specific set of countries. From ...
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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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El veto migratorio y su impacto para nacionales de Cuba, Haití y Venezuela. Lo que necesitas saber.
La proclamación emitida por el presidente Trump el 4 de junio impone un veto migratorio que restringe total o parcialmente el ...
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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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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 ...