Migration, country by country, at the U.S.-Mexico border
Nov 23, 2022 · Mexico: Mexico is nearly always the number-one country of origin for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Until 2012, over 85 percent of migrants whom Border Patrol apprehended were citizens of Mexico. By 2019, that had fallen to 20 percent; Mexican migrants made up 33 percent in fiscal year 2022 (October 2021-September 2022), and 28 percent in ...
Drug Policy: Ending the Failed U.S. “War on Drugs” - WOLA
Oct 11, 2024 · To the contrary, the U.S.-led global “war on drugs” has led to more hazardous drugs and more lethal drug markets, while generating grave human rights violations the world over. A landmark 2023 report from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights highlights the failure of punitive drug policies, urging a shift toward human rights-based ...
Soldiers Confronting Migrants: Texas’s Dangerous Precedent
In February 2024, journalists reported Texas National Guard soldiers pushing migrants, including a woman with a baby, back across the Mexican border near El Paso while shouting profanities. When journalists recorded the incidents, guards changed their behavior but pointed lasers at journalists and their equipment.
Eight Reasonable Border Security Proposals (That Are Not a Wall)
1. Renovate land ports of entry, and staff them properly. The vast majority of heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine that crosses the U.S.-Mexico border does so at “ports of entry,” the 48 official land crossings through which millions of people, vehicles, and cargo pass every day. “The most common method employed by Mexican TCOs ...
UN Human Rights Council Must Renew Mandate for the Fact …
Oct 9, 2024 · The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Venezuela is the only independent monitoring body within the UN with a mandate to investigate systematic violations and human rights abuses and ensure accountability for perpetrators in Venezuela. In 2019, the UN Human Rights Council established the FFM, alongside the technical assistance mandate from the Office […]
The U.S. Government's 2018 Border Data Clearly Shows ... - WOLA
Nov 9, 2018 · The president’s midterm-campaign rhetoric of “invasions” and “national emergencies” is distracting us from a vastly different reality at the border. This reality bears no resemblance to what the president describes in his rallies. But we do face a historic humanitarian crisis, and the U.S. government urgently needs to change what it’s doing in order to […]
Honduras Needs an International Mechanism to Address Corruption
Dec 11, 2023 · This process must be led by the Honduran government, but its request was limited to technical assistance to address corruption. It must explicitly call for an international mechanism. b. Agreement between the UN Secretariat and the government. For the final step, the UN Secretariat and the government of Honduras must negotiate an agreement.
“The War on Drugs,” Militarization and States of Emergency
Mar 28, 2024 · Side Event at the United Nations 67th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) Vienna, Austria March 21, 2024 Remarks by John Walsh, WOLA John delivered these remarks as part of the CND side event “‘The War on Drugs,’ Militarization, and States of Emergency: Measures to Address These Critical Human Rights Challenges.” The side event was organized […]
15th Anniversary of Plan Colombia: Learning from its Successes
In January 2000, the Clinton administration proposed an “emergency supplemental” aid package that would add US$860 million in contributions to Plan Colombia, three-quarters of it for the country’s armed forces and police, and the rest re-establishing Colombia as a major USAID recipient. House Democrats objected to its large military ...
Migration: Five Policies that Protect Human Rights and Human …
Oct 3, 2024 · This piece is part of the series, A Human Rights Agenda for the Next U.S. Administration, outlining WOLA’s priorities for U.S. policies centered on human rights. As the United States prepares for a new administration, WOLA remains committed to justice, dignity, and the fundamental rights of individuals across the Americas.