by Ruth Isabel Robles
on December 17, 2012
A compilation of articles related to migrants in transit for the week of Dec. 3-Dec. 17.
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by Jenny Johnson
on November 26, 2012
Just days before his inauguration on December 1st, Mexico’s president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto will make a short visit to Washington, DC to meet with President Obama and leaders in Congress to discuss the U.S.-Mexico relationship in the next sexenio. In a recent guest op-ed in the Washington Post, Peña Nieto made clear his desire to shift the focus of the bilateral relationship away from security concerns and the fight against organize crime towards trade and economic interests.
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by Lisa Haugaard
on December 14, 2012
On December 11, the day after International Human Rights Day, the Colombian Congress approved a justice “reform” bill that will likely result in many gross human rights violations by members of the military being tried in military courts—and remaining in impunity. The bill, along with a separate ruling by the Council of State, unravels the reforms put in place after the “false positives” scandal in which over 3,000 civilians were killed by soldiers.
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by Ruth Isabel Robles
on November 19, 2012
Wow. What an incredible year of activism we’ve seen from you.
As we all prepare to give thanks with family and friends later this week we wanted to ensure you knew how thankful we are for the tremendous difference you’ve made this year as a committed LAWGista. No matter the type of activism; from sending scolding emails to the Cuba desk at the State Department and the Office of Foreign Assets Control and to your Representative demanding that the U.S. enforce human rights requirements in Mexico to taking over social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter so that GM would hear out the members of ASOTRECOL, or the overwhelming amount of financial support we received for our Cuba program last week. Simply put, thank you.
You’ve made a world of difference and we’ll continue to fight for justice in Latin America, together.
To show you just how much we mean thanks, our staff put together this short and sweet video to drive the message home.
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by Emily Chow
on December 10, 2012
Article 30 from the UN Declaration of Human rights states “No one can take away your rights.” Today, we will be celebrating International Human Rights Day and the 64th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Do you know what the 30 articles of Human Rights are? Just in case you need a refresher, watch the video below directed by Ani Boghossian, in honor of International Human Rights Day.
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by Ruth Isabel Robles
on November 14, 2012
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