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“The problem is not sorting out a few bad apples, but rather you are dealing with institutions that have committed widespread crimes generally with impunity. We are talking about execution, torture, disappearances, arbitrary arrests.” - Stephanie Brewer, Director for Mexico, in Vice News.
“There was tremendous pressure on Uribe’s government to show that he had no links to the paramilitaries… [so Uribe] extradited all the Self-Defense Forces paramilitary commanders to the United States, including Macaco. He got rid of the heads of these groups.” - Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, Director for the Andes, in The Intercept.
“In baseball terms, this is spring training. This is not the world series… This is the opposition returning to electoral politics in an incredibly unequal landscape. And trying to test out the electoral system as it exists and reengage with their base on the ground.” - Geoff Ramsey, Director for Venezuela, in Foreign Policy.
"Having former FARC members on the US “terrorism” list prevented American government agencies from collaborating with development projects that include former fighters, such as schemes to remove landmines, or efforts to replace illegal crops like coca leaf,” Adam Isacson, Director for Defense Oversight, in Al Jazeera.
“[U.S. and Mexico statements on migrants’ and asylum seekers’ rights is positive] but actions on the ground, particularly in Mexico and at the U.S.-Mexico border, continue to violate the rights of migrants, deny them access to protection, and allow crimes and human rights abuses to occur with impunity.” - Maureen Meyer, Vice President for Programs, in AP News.
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