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The U.S. Should Maintain Legal Pathways such as Temporary Protected Status for Migrants
The designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is an important legal pathway for migrants of select countries who are unable to safely return to their home countries due to different conditions ...
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El Salvador: Alto a la Criminalización de Personas Defensoras de Derechos Humanos y al Desmantelamiento del Estado de Derecho
Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación ante el creciente uso del derecho penal sin las garantías del debido proceso, el acoso, estigmatización y la persecución que ejerc ...
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“Simultaneously juggling nine processes at once”: Colombia’s “Total Peace” plan and mounting security challenges - WOLA
Nearly three years into President Gustavo Petro’s term, his flagship “Total Peace” initiative is faltering. On this episode of the WOLA Podcast, Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, WOLA’s Director for the Andes, ...
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Derechos y resistencia LGBTIQ+ en Latinoamérica: seis voces de la región
Este episodio especial del Mes del Orgullo reúne las voces de seis activistas LGBTIQ+ de toda América Latina —México, ...
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LGBTIQ+ Rights and Resistance in Latin America: Six Voices from the Region
This special Pride Month episode brings together the voices of six LGBTIQ+ activists from across Latin America—Mexico, ...
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El estado de los derechos de las personas trans en las Américas: reconocimiento, contradicciones, violencia y retrocesos
En los últimos años, la situación de los derechos de las personas trans en América se ha caracterizado por un patrón notable ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Los Angeles and ICE, huge spending bill, migration in May - WOLA
CBP reports on May migrant encounters Data CBP reported a slight increase from April to May in the number of migrants its agents and officers encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border. Still, numbers ...
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The State of Trans Rights Across the Americas: Recognition, Contradiction, Violence, and Backsliding - WOLA
In recent years, the state of trans rights across the Americas has been marked by a striking pattern of historic advances and devastating losses. While some countries have made significant progress ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Massive funding bill, Alien Enemies Act, military missions, Venezuela TPS - WOLA
With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the U.S.-Mexico border. See past weekly updates here. Your donation to WOLA is crucial to keeping these ...
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$160 Billion to Detain and Deport: Congress’s “Reconciliation” Bill is a Betrayal of Priorities and Will Harm the Most Vulnerable - WOLA
Early on Thursday May 22, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill with a historically massive mix of budget cuts and new spending. The cuts are likely to hurt the poorest Americans. The ...
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Lessons from Latin America as the United States Confronts Enforced Disappearance - WOLA
That was the subject of a nearly two-hour discussion, hosted by the Washington Office on Latin America and the National Security Archive, featuring three renowned Latin American rights advocates who ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Mass deportation stories, huge spending bill, Salvador renditions, military zone - WOLA
Accumulating accounts of cruel and possibly unlawful removals and detentions; “Reconciliation” mega-spending bill sails through House committees; Renditions to El Salvador blocked, for now, amid new ...