Date: August 14, 2019 Contact: Lauri Alvarez | Program Assistant lalvarez@lawg.org, 202-546-7010 Immediate Release LAWG Joins More than...
One of the achievements of the 2016 Colombian peace accords with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was...
International Civil Society Joins with Colombians Marching for the Protection of Defenders and Social Leaders Washington,...
Date: July 16, 2019 Contact: Lauri Alvarez, Program Assistant lalvarez@lawg.org | (202) 546-7010 LAWG Strongly Condemns Administration’s Latest...
Date: July 12, 2019 Contact: Daniella Burgi-Palomino, Senior Associate dburgipalomino@lawg.org (202) 546-7010 This was a joint press release sponsored...
Promote peace, civilian-led governance and public security, inclusive and transparent governance, humanitarian rather than military assistance, and diplomacy and dialogue as solutions to conflict.
Encourage approaches that address the root causes of migration and defend the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons.
Encourage accountability and an end to impunity for human rights violations and corruption, with an emphasis on defending human rights defenders and advocating for victims’ rights.
Defend the rights of indigenous, Afro-descendant, and other excluded or vulnerable communities to organize for their rights, including economic, land, and environmental rights.
