Understanding the Failure of the U.S. Embargo on Cuba - WOLA
Feb 4, 2022 · Background, Impact and Recommendations from Leading Cuba Experts On February 3, 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed the U.S. embargo on Cuba. The 60th anniversary of the embargo is a stark reminder of the United States’ policy failures of the longest lasting series of sanctions in its foreign policy history. Today, more than half a […]
U.S.-Cuba Relations: The Old, the New and What Should Come Next
Dec 16, 2022 · In 2022, the Biden administration finally took steps that can lay the groundwork for future movement on U.S.-Cuba relations. Since May, the Biden administration has reversed some Trump-era policies on Cuba –including resuming flights as well as facilitating family reunification and remittances– and restored engagement on select issues, particularly migration. What is …
Drug Policy: Ending the Failed U.S. “War on Drugs” - WOLA
Oct 11, 2024 · This piece is part of the series, A Human Rights Agenda for the Next U.S. Administration, outlining WOLA’s priorities for U.S. policies centered on human rights. As the United States prepares for a new administration, WOLA reaffirms its commitment to justice, dignity, and the fundamental rights of people across the Americas.
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Carolina Jiménez Sandoval President. Carolina Jiménez Sandoval is the President of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). She brings to WOLA over 20 years of experience in research and advocacy for human rights in the Americas and throughout the world.
Migration, country by country, at the U.S.-Mexico border
Nov 23, 2022 · The COVID pandemic, and related U.S. efforts to curtail access to asylum, have caused patterns of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border to fluctuate in often sharp and unpredictable ways. The two graphics below indicate the top countries of citizenship of migrants encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal years 2020-2022 and in the past three […]
Honduras Needs an International Mechanism to Address Corruption
Dec 11, 2023 · President Xiomara Castro campaigned on promises to combat corruption in Honduras. But almost two years into her presidency there has been little progress. In February 2022, just weeks after her inauguration, Castro invited the United Nations to begin the process to install an international anti-corruption commission.
Soldiers Confronting Migrants: Texas’s Dangerous Precedent
Since March 2021 the state government of Texas, under Gov. Greg Abbott (R), has carried out “Operation Lone Star” (OLS), a crackdown on migration along the state’s border with Mexico. While this operation’s political, financial, and legal aspects have received much attention, an equally alarming issue has been relatively overlooked: the use of excessive force […]
What Trump’s Return Means for Latin America - WOLA
Nov 9, 2024 · We recorded this episode three days after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. It brings together WOLA’s president, Carolina Jiménez Sandoval, Vice President for Programs Maureen Meyer, and Director for Defense Oversight Adam Isacson.Together, they possess a combined seven decades of experience working on human rights, democracy, and U.S. policy toward Latin America.
Migration: Five Policies that Protect Human Rights and Human …
Oct 3, 2024 · This piece is part of the series, A Human Rights Agenda for the Next U.S. Administration, outlining WOLA’s priorities for U.S. policies centered on human rights. As the United States prepares for a new administration, WOLA remains committed to justice, dignity, and the fundamental rights of individuals across the Americas.
Mexico's Crackdown on Migration at its Southern Border - WOLA
Dec 17, 2019 · Contents Introduction Key Findings Mexico Proposes a New Approach to Migration—Then Reverses Itself under U.S. Pressure Apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico Border U.S.-Mexico Agreement to Curb Migration Flows Apprehension Numbers at Mexico’s Southern Border Mexico’s Security and Migration Deployment in the Border Zone Migration Patterns and Smuggling Shifts in Apprehension and Deportation ...