Dear John,
As I head to Vienna, Austria, to represent WOLA at the 67th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) next week, I would like to invite you to join us for a number of panel discussions that WOLA and our partners will be sponsoring as CND side events.
We will kick off with a discussion that I will be moderating on the rise of potent synthetic drugs, such as fentanyl, that are fueling a devastating overdose crisis in North America. We will address how the international community can promote systemic change that promotes harm reduction and avoids repeating the failed approaches of the “war on drugs.”
Most of these events can be watched live on European time and recordings will be available afterwards. Separately, on March 20 at 5.30pm EDT, WOLA will be co-sponsoring with the Montevideo government a seminar on how Uruguay can prepare to address the risks and harms of the possible emergence of fentanyl. Meanwhile, in Peru WOLA and partners are sounding the alarm on efforts by Congress to weaken the country's judicial and electoral institutions and approve legislation that would lead to impunity for crimes against humanity.
All this and more in this week’s WOLA Weekly. All the best, |
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| John Walsh Director for Drug Policy and the Andes |
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🇸🇻 In this podcast episode about security and democracy in El Salvador, WOLA's Adam Isacson is joined by journalist and security consultant Doug Farah to discuss the recent reelection of President Nayib Bukele and the concerns surrounding the "Bukele Model."
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🇲🇽 This podcast episode by Mexican media outlet Reforma features Bibiana Mendoza of the Hasta Encontrarte Collective in Guanajuato, where she discusses searching for the remains of the 114,615 people disappeared in Mexico, including her own brother. Bibiana is one of this year's honorees at WOLA's 50th Anniversary Human Rights Awards Ceremony and Benefit Gala. This episode is in Spanish.
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WOLA is co-sponsoring a series of discussions on drug policy coinciding with the 67th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Most events are open to all online. Click here to see next week's events! |
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"It is regrettable indeed, because the trial and conviction of Alberto Fujimori was a milestone in global justice and an example of how people of great power, but who have violated human rights, can be brought to justice. What we are seeing is a mockery of the principle of equality before the law and a mockery of the victims.” Jo-Marie Burt, WOLA Senior Fellow
– La República, Jo-Marie Burt: “Se ve en el Perú la misma ruta que ha seguido Guatemala” (This article is in Spanish)
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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. |
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🎥 WOLA's President, Carolina Jiménez Sandoval, will be moderating a conversation with filmmakers Brad Allgood and Camilo de Castro following a screening of their documentary PATROL at the D.C. Environmental Film Festival on Friday, March 22. The film brings light to the struggle of Indigenous and Afro-descendant people in Nicaragua to save their ancestral rainforest from destruction by illegal cattle ranching. Watch the trailer and get your tickets here!
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The WOLA Sally Yudelman Internship program seeks to provide unique mentorship and hands-on experience for the next generation of human rights advocates in Latin America. Apply by March 31!
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SAVE THE DATE:
WOLA'S 50th ANNIVERSARY |
🎉 Former WOLA President, Geoff Thale, shares a congratulatory message to WOLA on its 50th anniversary. |
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