Dear John,

Don't forget to register! Next Monday, WOLA and the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies at CUNY will host Retaking the Security Agenda in Latin America, bringing together Colombia's Human Rights Ombudsperson, a senior IDB security official, and WOLA President Carolina Jiménez Sandoval, who will moderate. The panel will dig into real examples of governments and civil society making communities safer without sacrificing rights or accountability, pushing back on the idea that this trade-off is unavoidable.

Details:
Date: Monday, September 21, 2026, 4:00 PM
In person: Skylight Room, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Virtual: Via Zoom (Spanish/English interpretation available)

Seats are limited. Email [email protected] now to secure your spot.

Speakers:
Iris Marín Ortiz, Human Rights Ombudsperson of Colombia
Eduardo Vergara, Chief of the Citizen Security Division, IDB
Carolina Jiménez Sandoval, President, WOLA (Moderator)
Enrique Desmond Arias, Director, Bildner Center (Opening Remarks)

If you're attending in person and need interpretation, bring a phone with earbuds and download the Zoom app in advance.

Hope to see you there!