Being Better Neighbors towards Latin America  

LAWG believes we should be lending a helping hand to our Latin American neighbors, rather than making the focus of U.S. policy arming and training the region's militaries. We should be building bridges, not walls. For more than 25 years, LAWG has opened doors for our Latin American partners, so that their voices can be heard in Washington. Learn what you can do to help this campaign.

Stand by Colombia's Victims of Violence

In Colombia, victims and human rights defenders are routinely attacked for their non-violent efforts to find truth and achieve justice, and more people have been violently forced to flee their homes than in any other country in the world, including Sudan. LAWG calls on the United States to do more to protect and support victims and those denouncing human rights abuses—and to stop endlessly bankrolling war. Learn what you can do to help this campaign.

End the Travel Ban on Cuba

For half a century, the U.S. embargo on Cuba has been a failed and unjust policy that restricts American liberties and hurts Cuban families. Join us in advocating for a change in policy and support our cause to repeal the ban on travel for all Americans. Learn what you can do to help this campaign.

Promote Justice for Mexico and the Borderlands

Misguided U.S. policies towards Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico border region have led to thousands of deaths, human rights abuses, and a decline in security and respect for the rule of law. LAWG calls on the United States to abandon these failed policies in favor of an approach that emphasizes human rights and accountability while addressing the root causes of our countries' shared challenges. Learn what you can do to help this campaign.

Monitoring U.S. Military Aid to Latin America

For decades, the United States has trained, equipped, and armed Latin America’s militaries, with little serious oversight and public debate. We know, however, that military aid is not incidental to foreign policy nor to our image abroad. Military aid to abusive forces, for example, associates the United States with human rights abuses. Learn more about this project.