Dear John,
As the political crisis continues to unravel in Peru, with dozens of people killed since the protests began, WOLA and other international human rights and environmental organizations published a joint statement calling on the Biden administration to publicly denounce the human rights violations perpetrated by Peruvian security forces.
In Mexico, while the General Law Against Disappearances has been in force for five years, gaps in implementation remain as thousands of families continue to search for their loved ones. Together with our Director for Mexico, Stephanie Brewer, I will be participating in an in-person discussion alongside the producers of the podcast “After Ayotzinapa”, and the former prosecutor for the investigation, to explore the unresolved case of the enforced disappearance of 43 Mexican college students in 2014.
Finally, this week marked the 30th anniversary of the signing of the peace accords that brought an end to the civil war in El Salvador. Three decades on, serious human rights challenges remain in the country, particularly around the independence of the judicial system and the rule of law.
That and much more in today’s WOLA weekly. Best, |
