WOLA
Carolina Jiménez Sandoval President. Carolina Jiménez Sandoval is the President of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). She brings to WOLA over 20 years of experience in research and advocacy for human rights in the Americas and throughout the world.
About Us - The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
WOLA is a leading research and advocacy organization advancing human rights in the Americas. We envision a future where public policies protect human rights and recognize human dignity, and where justice overcomes violence.
What Is WOLA? - WOLA
Feb 15, 2024 · WOLA is one of the leading research and advocacy organizations working to advance human rights in the Americas. We envision a future where public policies in the Americas protect human rights and recognize human dignity, and where justice overcomes violence. WOLA tackles problems that transcend borders and that require both domestic and international solutions. Through […]
History - WOLA
The Washington Office on Latin America was founded in 1974 by a coalition of civil society and religious leaders with the objective of promoting respect for human rights, democracy and social and economic justice as definitive elements of U.S. policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean. WOLA facilitates dialogue between governmental and nongovernmental actors, monitors the impact of ...
Colombia - WOLA
After over half a century of violence, Colombia ended the longest running internal armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere when it ratified the 2016 peace accord with the guerillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). This remarkable achievement lays out a roadmap that addresses several of the structural issues responsible for generating conflict […]
Finances - WOLA
Washington Office on Latin America 1666 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20009. Tel: (202)797-2171
Event Archive - WOLA
Texas’s Operation Lone Star: Abuse on the Borderline. The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), Human Rights Watch, the Hope Border Institute,...
Staff - WOLA
Washington Office on Latin America 1666 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20009. Tel: (202)797-2171
Cuba - WOLA
Cuba today is grappling with an unprecedented political, social, and economic crisis, fueling record levels of emigration. U.S. policy toward Cuba, however, remains entrenched in an outdated paradigm centered on maintaining an economic embargo. Fundamental human rights are routinely restricted in Cuba, including the right to peaceful protest, freedom of expression and association, and due […]
Joe Eldridge, WOLA Senior Fellow
Joe Eldridge, the Executive Director of WOLA in its early years from 1974 to 1986, returns to the organization as a Senior Fellow after nearly 20 years as the University Chaplain and director of the Kay Spiritual Life Center at American University (AU).