Action Center - Latin America Working Group

Your Colombia To-Do List

by Lisa Haugaard and Vanessa Kritzer on February 16, 2011

Major changes in the U.S. Congress. A new government in Colombia that’s more open to dialogue, but threats against human rights defenders and community leaders still on the rise. Pressure building to move forward with a harmful U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

With everything that’s going on right now, we can tell that we’ll need a lot of help from you to promote peace and justice in U.S. policy towards Colombia this year. So while you’re filling in your calendar for the next six months, we wanted to make sure you get these Colombia to-dos on the list:

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Deep Cuts in the Obama Administration's Budget for Latin America

by Vanessa Kritzer on February 15, 2011

:2011, Blog Posts, Latin America, Monitoring Military Aid in Latin America, Vanessa Kritzer

Alto a la Guerra: No More Bloodshed in Ciudad Juarez

by Jennifer Johnson on January 28, 2011

Violence has hit the residents of Ciudad Juárez hard. In the past year, the city has lost over 3000 to murder and violence, including many young people. One year after the brutal and shocking massacre of 18 youths–students, sons, daughters–at a party in the Villas de Salvarcar neighborhood in Ciudad Juárez, the city’s human rights organizations, students, faith groups and residents are joining together for a day of nonviolent action, including fasting and public reflection, to call for “Alto a la Guerra… No Más Sangre” (Stop the War… No More Bloodshed”). Juarenses will be joined in person and in spirit from those all over Mexico and around the world in this day of commemoration, fasting and reflection.

:2011, Blog Posts, Jennifer Johnson, Mexico, U.S.-Mexico Border

Lessons from Guatemala

by Alex Gordon on February 11, 2011

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Honduran Government Must Address Impunity and Stop Attacks

by Lisa Haugaard on January 27, 2011

A December 2010 report by Human Rights Watch outlines the lack of accountability for human rights abuses committed during and following the June 2009 coup in Honduras. The report also documents 47 cases of threats or attacks, including 18 killings, against journalists, human rights defenders, and political activists since the inauguration of Honduran President Porfirio Lobo in January 2010.

:2011, Blog Posts, Honduras, Lisa Haugaard

Colombian Vice President Garzón Comes to Town

by Lisa Haugaard on February 01, 2011

:2011, Blog Posts, Colombia, Lisa Haugaard

Ask Our Government to be a Better Partner for Haiti this Year

by LAWG Team on January 12, 2011

One year ago, Haiti was ravaged by a devastating earthquake that killed more than 230,000 people and destroyed the homes and families of millions more. Since then, you and many others have stepped forward to give and advocate for relief funding, push for temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants in the U.S., and persuade the IMF to drop Haiti’s $268 million debt once and for all. But while the support of the international community has saved many lives, a year later, conditions in Haiti are still perilous, with more than 3,400 people dead from a cholera outbreak, most of the rubble not cleared, and still close to a million people left without permanent housing.

Click here to ask our government to stand by the Haitian people as they rebuild their country and their lives.

:2011, Action Alerts