🇧🇷 WOLA y otras organizaciones internacionales condenamos la masacre del 28 de octubre en Río de Janeiro, #Brasil . La “Operación Contención” expone la violencia estructural y el racismo de la política de seguridad del estado. 📄 t.co/j9iwasfPwI

🏆 "Having seen WOLA's publications as a beacon of hope as a student, I'm even more proud to work alongside WOLA in my work as US Senator," - Senator Tim Kaine, WOLA's 2025 Human Rights Award recipient. 📺 Watch his full acceptance video: youtu.be/9c4R5XaUyFM

🚨 Event next week 🚨 📅 Wednesday, November 5, 2025 ⏰ 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST 🎧 English with Spanish translation 🔗 Register now: wola.org/events/uncha...

🚨 Aguas desconocidas: la acción militar de estadounidense en el Caribe 📅 Miércoles, 5 de noviembre de 2025 📍Híbrido: 1666 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC o en línea 🎧 Inglés con traducción al español us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🏆 Our tribute to MOVIR, our 2025 Human Rights Award recipients. 🇸🇻 Despite severe repression in #ElSalvador, they demand truth & justice for those arbitrarily detained under the #stateofexception. Their work reminds us why we do what we do.👇 youtu.be/l_ml72fwoVU

This week's @wola-org.bsky.social Border Update has a lot of charts. Fiscal 2025 data show a big drop in migration but a rise since July. Border Patrol agents will replace ICE officials in a purge. Updates about cybersecurity and civil liberties, and human rights issues in Chicago and elsewhere.

🎙️ New podcast: “Piercing the Propaganda Bubble in #ElSalvador.” WOLA's @adamisacson.com talks with Dr. Ricardo Valencia about how Bukele’s popularity depends on a fragile propaganda machine—and why cracks are beginning to show. 🎧 wola.org/multimedia/p... #HumanRightsAwardsMonth

🚨 🇸🇻 Con una audiencia clave próxima, hacemos un llamado: los defensores de DDHH no deben ser criminalizados. El Salvador debe garantizar las garantías procesales plenas de Alejandro Henríquez y José Ángel Pérez. Lee nuestra declaración 👉 www.wola.org/es/2025/10/d...

🚨 The resignation of Southcom commander, Adm. Holsey, comes as U.S. military units are carrying out illegal orders to bomb civilian vessels in the Command's area of operations. Now is a good time for the command's former chiefs to speak out about these strikes. 🧵 (1/5)

In this week's @wola-org.bsky.social Border Update: - 230 miles of new border barriers at a cost of $4.5 billion. - Migrants' human rights crisis is far from over in Mexico. - Links to coverage of aggressive immigration operations in the US, and DHS's troubled organizational culture.

🚨 WOLA joins international coalition calling for an immediate end to repression, militarization & excessive use of force in #Ecuador. 🇪🇨 We stand with civil society in demanding respect for human rights and democratic freedoms. Read the full statement 👉 www.wola.org/2025/10/urge...

🚨 WOLA se une a una coalición internacional que pide el cese inmediato de la represión, militarización y uso excesivo de la fuerza en #Ecuador. Nos solidarizamos con la sociedad civil exigiendo respeto a los #DDHH. Lee la declaración completa 👉 www.wola.org/es/2025/10/l...

📍 El deterioro democrático de El Salvador continúa: redetenciones, arresto de abogados de DDHH, desplazamiento de periodistas y extensión del estado de excepción hasta 2027. Por esto honramos a MOVIR con nuestro Premio de Derechos Humanos 2025.

🇬🇹 #CasoDiarioMilitar WOLA se suma a este comunicado ante los intentos del MP de garantizar impunidad por graves violaciones a #DDHH durante el #ConflictoArmadoInterno.

🚨 New analysis: Political imprisonment has returned to #ElSalvador —not as a relic of the past, but as a refined tool of authoritarian control. 🇸🇻 At least 35 political prisoners. 430+ deaths in custody since 2022. Read more 👉 www.wola.org/analysis/pol...

🎙️ NEW: As part of WOLA's Human Rights Awards Month, host Adam Isacson sits down with Stanford's Beatriz Magaloni to expose the dark reality behind #ElSalvador's "security model"—mass incarceration, state terror & systematic torture. Listen now 🎧 wola.org/multimedia/t...

📍 Tijuana, Mexico 🇲🇽 At Espacio Migrante, WOLA's Director for México Stephanie Brewer learned about the current situation of migrant families at the border & work to defend their rights in Mexico. #migration #Mexico #humanrights

🚨 Last night, the Senate narrowly rejected (48–51) a War Powers Resolution led by Sens. Schiff and Kaine requiring congressional approval before using military force against alleged “narco-terrorists.”

🎉 Human Rights Awards Month starts now! This October, we're honoring MOVIR of El Salvador and Senator Tim Kaine. Watch our launch video 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=ToLR... And stay tuned! #HumanRightsMonth #WOLA

1/ Trump officials reportedly told Congress the U.S. is in a “non-international armed conflict” with “designated terrorist organizations.” Here’s why that’s wrong: the U.S. is not at war. 🧵

My org, @wola-org.bsky.social, has fought since the 1970s to stop US aid to Latin American forces that violate human rights. Through the Dirty War, Iran-Contra, Plan Colombia. But now, US forces are cutting out the middleman: violating human rights directly in the region. It's a horrendous shift.

🚨 🇵🇪 URGENTE: WOLA junta a @cejil.bsky.social y @dplf-info.bsky.social alertan sobre la grave #criminalización del sistema de justicia en #Perú. El Congreso y el Ejecutivo buscan neutralizar cualquier control sobre legislación que vulnera DDHH. Lee la declaración. 👇 www.wola.org/es/2025/09/p...

🏆 ¡Tenemos el honor de anunciar que el senador @timkaine es el segundo galardonado con el Premio de Derechos Humanos de WOLA 2025! A lo largo de su distinguida carrera, el senador Kaine ha sido un firme defensor de la democracia y de los #DerechosHumanos. 🌎 🇺🇸

🏆 ¡Nos es un honor anunciar que hemos reconocido al senador Tim Kaine como ganador del Premio de Derechos Humanos de WOLA de este año! 🇺🇸 Un defensor incondicional de los valores democráticos y los #derechoshumanos frente al autoritarismo, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional. 🌎 ⚖️

🏆 ¡Es un honor para nosotros reconocer a MOVIR - Movimiento de Víctimas del Régimen - con el Premio de Derechos Humanos de WOLA de este año! Durante más de tres años, han luchado por los detenidos y han defendido los valores democráticos en #ElSalvador. 🇸🇻 #DDHH #democracia

🏆 We're honored to announce Senator @kaine.senate.gov as a recipient of this year's WOLA Human Rights Award!🇺🇸 A steadfast defender of democratic values and #humanrights against authoritarianism, domestically and internationally. Join us in celebrating a true #democracy champion! ⚖️

🏆 We're proud to honor MOVIR - Movimiento de Víctimas del Régimen - with this year's WOLA Human Rights Award! For 3+ years, they've courageously fought for those detained and defended democratic values against #ElSalvador's authoritarian repression. 🇸🇻 #DefendDemocracy

🎉 Congratulations to Senior Fellow @jomaburt.bsky.social on being selected as Visiting Research Scholar & Professor at Princeton University for Fall 2025. She brings decades of experience, with her extensive work on transitional justice and human rights. 👇 plas.princeton.edu/people/visit...

‼️ TODAY @ 2 pm‼️ Director for Central America Ana María Mendéz Dardón is testifying at a hearing with @tlhumanrights.bsky.social on laws regulating civic space and the implications for human rights. Don't miss it! 👇 humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...

🇺🇸 🇻🇪 Nuevo análisis ‼️ Respondemos preguntas clave sobre las tensiones entre #Venezuela y #EstadosUnidos: las implicaciones del ataque letal, los vínculos del régimen con economías ilícitas y los riesgos de escalada militar. 👇 www.wola.org/es/analysis/...

🚨 Next week WOLA's Director for Central America Ana María Méndez Dardón will be testifying in this hearing at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Don't miss it!

🚨 Yesterday's U.S. military strike off Venezuela's coast represents an unprecedented escalation in drug interdiction operations, violating international maritime law and setting a dangerous precedent for the use of lethal force. Read WOLA's statement.👇 www.wola.org/2025/09/leth...

🚨 WOLA President @cjimenezDC has been selected as a Perry World House visiting fellow for 2025-26 at the University of Pennsylvania. 🏛️ We are honored by this recognition of her scholarship and leadership in human rights advocacy across Latin America. 📚⚖️

🇵🇪 TODAY: IACHR hearing on Peru's amnesty law that could free perpetrators of human rights violations. 📄 Read WOLA Senior Fellow @jomaburt.bsky.social's analysis on how this threatens to block justice for families and close the circle of #impunity in #Peru. ⬇️ www.wola.org/analysis/per...

In this week's @wola-org.bsky.social Border Update: - July migration and drug seizure data (lots of charts) - Notes on “mass deportation” - Notes from Mexico

🇵🇪 "This amnesty law is a law that consecrates impunity," @jomaburt.bsky.social told The Guardian on Peru's controversial legislation protecting military and police from prosecution. 🗞️ Read the full article: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

🚨 🇪🇨 Desde WOLA hacemos un llamado al respeto total de la autonomía del poder judicial en #Ecuador. La independencia judicial no es opcional; es la base de la democracia.

🇸🇻 “La elección indefinida básicamente es incompatible con la democracia.” — @cjimenezdc.bsky.social, presidenta de WOLA, sobre la aprobación de la reelección indefinida en #ElSalvador y la respuesta de Estados Unidos a esta decisión. 📺 Mira la entrevista completa: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TiW...

🚨 NEW: Weekly #BorderUpdate ❌ Venezuelan migrants detail torture at El Salvador's #CECOT ❌ Courts block key Trump policies ❌ Admin steps back from 3,000/day quota, for now. ❌ Caravan to Mexico City forms in Tapachula Read here 👇 www.wola.org/2025/08/week... #migration

🇬🇹 ✈️ Dispatch from #Guatemala: WOLA and @wrcommission.bsky.social report back on their findings from their visit to Guatemala City. They identify clear patterns of abuse in the U.S. #deportation system. We break down the key findings.👇

🇲🇽 New dispatch from Mexico! 🛫 WOLA/WRC in Tapachula found: ❌ growing destination for US deportation flights ❌ access to deported migrants difficult ❌ deportees face rising insecurity ❌ US aid cuts leave region unprepared 👇 www.wola.org/analysis/dis...

Following a visit to San Pedro Sula, #Honduras, researchers from @wola-org.bsky.social and @wrcommission.bsky.social traveled to Guatemala City, #Guatemala to investigate what migrants are experiencing in US government custody. Here is what they found: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/dispatc...

🇬🇹 New dispatch from Guatemala! 🛫 WOLA and @wrcommission.bsky.social 's trip continues, this time in Guatemala City, where researchers found: ❌ shift in who is being deported ❌ detention abuse ❌ family separation ❌ loss of money/docs ❌ gaps in reception. Read here 👇 www.wola.org/analysis/dis...

‼️ WOLA y @wrcommission.bsky.social informan desde Honduras sobre las deportaciones del #ICE: ❌ Padres deportados sin sus hijos ❌ Atención inadecuada para madres y bebés ❌ Abuso de personas trans ❌ Desaparición de dinero y pertenencias 🔎 Lea nuestro informe 👉 www.wola.org/analysis/dis...

🇨🇴 Historic ruling in #Colombia: Former President Uribe convicted of witness tampering — the first criminal conviction of a former Colombian president. This verdict tests Colombia’s judicial independence amid political tensions. Read our analysis 👇 www.wola.org/analysis/his...

🇵🇪 🧵 "This is a dramatic setback" - WOLA Senior Fellow @jomaburt.bsky.social told @aljazeera.com on #Peru's pending amnesty law that could erase years of progress on cases of human rights abuses during the country's armed conflict. Read here👇 www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...

🇺🇸 ✈️ 🇭🇳 Dispatch from Honduras: WOLA and @wrcommission.bsky.social went to San Pedro Sula to document what deportation really looks like. We spoke with deportees and service providers. Here are 4 shocking things we found 👇 #deportations #migrationpolicy #ICE

‼️ WOLA & @wrcommission.bsky.social report from Honduras on #ICE deportations : ❌ Parents deported without their kids ❌ Inadequate care for moms & babies ❌ Abuse of trans individuals ❌ Missing cash & belongings 🔎 Read our dispatch 👉 www.wola.org/analysis/dis...

🇻🇪 Today marks one year since #Venezuela's 2024 presidential election, which was neither free nor fair. One year later, State persecution has reached new levels and the situation on the ground remains critical. Swipe through to learn more👇

🚨 🇵🇪 ¡Empezando ahora! WOLA Senior Fellow @jomaburt.bsky.social, está participando en la audiencia de la CIDH sobre los impacts de la #LeyAPCI en #Peru. Sigue la transmisión👇 www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...