Press Release Contact: Andrea Fernández Aponte, Program Associate (202) 546 7010 | afernandezaponte@lawg.org June...
May 22, 2018 Washignton, DC—The Latin America Working Group (LAWG) joins nine other U.S. and Mexican non-governmental organizations (NGOs)...
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Briefing Voices from Honduras: Human Rights and Accountability Rayburn House Office Building, May 18,...
May 8, 2018 Washington, D.C.—Yesterday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department...
Contact:Daniella Burgi-Palomino, Senior Associate(202) 546 7010 | dburgipalomino@lawg.org March 4, 2018 Latest TPS Decision Leaves Hondurans, Salvadorans, Haitians and...
Press Release Contact: Andrea Fernández Aponte, Program Associate (202) 546 7010 | afernandezaponte@lawg.org April 12, 2018 On Vice President...
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.