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In this week’s newsletter, you will read about: 

• The ongoing political crisis in Peru
• The aftermath of Title 42
• The need for a regional approach towards migration as the number of Venezuelan migrants continues to increase, and more. 

You can also catch up on a recent YouTube discussion on how the US is supporting peace efforts in Colombia. 

WOLA’s experts work tirelessly to help all of us grasp this information in ways that are both impactful and meaningful. None of it would be possible without financial support from readers like you.

Each week, WOLA’s team works to advocate, raise awareness, and create change in a region that is continuously impacted by human rights violations and social justice issues. They listen to the voices of those who are repressed and restricted.  They work closely with partners in the region to push for change. They relentlessly document their findings in the hopes that it will inform the decisions of policymakers and encourage them to implement more humane policies. And, most importantly, they work to produce the valuable content that helps the human rights movement to flourish.

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With gratitude,

Lauren Kimball

Vice President for Development

📹 WOLA Director for Colombia, Gimena Sanchez, joined this week's episode of Colombia Acuerdo de Paz to discuss how the U.S. is supporting peace efforts in Colombia. This event is in Spanish.

In April 2022, WOLA launched its one-of-a-kind Border Oversight Database, which documents hundreds of reports of human rights violations and abuses against migrants and asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. 

Stephanie Brewer

Director for Mexico

"Deploying the military as your main migration control tool sends a message to both migrants and asylum seekers and to society that migrants are a threat and should be treated as a security issue, like an invasion." This article is in Spanish.

– The New York Times: Migrantes deportados a México son expuestos a bandas criminales y funcionarios corruptos

"Seeking protection is a human right, and people also have rights along their journey, which is why we must continue to insist that governments not violate the rights of migrants and asylum seekers." This article is in Spanish.

– La Jornada: Falta claridad a políticas migratorias de EU y México: especialistas

Maureen Meyer

Vice President for Programs

Laura Cristina Dib

Director for Venezuela

"I think it’s really important to stress that during Title 42, migration was not deterred. It just made it harder for people to enter the U.S., but people will continue to migrate as long as the conditions in the countries in Latin America continue to be as they are." 

–  Latin America Reports: Why the end of Title 42 in the U.S. does little to solve South America’s migration crisis

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