Dear John,
I would like to introduce myself as WOLA’s new Vice President for Communications and Outreach. As we prepare to celebrate 50 years of fighting for justice and human rights in Latin America, I am excited to be leading WOLA’s communications team alongside Milli Legrain, who is taking on the newly created position of Editorial Director. It is an honor for both of us to be joining an organization with such an outstanding record in the region and to work with a team of top-notch experts recognized for their in-depth knowledge of human rights in our hemisphere. We look forward to reaching out to you and building new audiences with compelling and innovative content in English and Spanish. And we hope to meet you in person at one of the many events we have planned for this upcoming year.
As for our latest news, WOLA’s president, Carolina Jiménez Sandoval recently participated in a conversation with Venezuelan NGO Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón (JEP) about the continuation of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (FFM), where she stressed its importance for the investigation and prosecution of serious human rights violations committed by the state, as well as its potential role in advancing the dialogues between the Maduro Government and the opposition to restore democracy.
This week we also published a feature by WOLA’s Senior Fellow Jo-Marie Burt about the Diario Militar case, the most important transitional justice case in Guatemala since the 2013 Maya Ixil genocide trial, involving hundreds of victims. For decades, survivors and the families of the victims of this case have been demanding truth and justice. But with an increasingly co-opted justice system and a majority of judges exiled or beholden to mafias and corrupt politicians, that hope is fading fast.
For more information about WOLA’s enhanced communications team, feel free to check out our bios.
That is all from us for this week.
Best,
