| Mexico's Caravan for Peace Calls for a New Approach to Drug Violence One hundred and ten victims of violence from Mexico and human rights activists traveled thousands of miles, caravanning in 2 buses to visit 25 cities across the United States to urge communities from Los Angeles to New York, Tucson to Montgomery to help them stop the horrific violence that is afflicting their families and their country. Click here to read more
Black and Blue, Injured GM Workers in Colombia Protest Labor Injustice It was a beautiful day in Bogotá, Colombia. My colleagues and I sat in a park in downtown Bogotá and discussed our upcoming meeting with ASOTRECOL, the Association of Injured and Ex-Workers of GM Colmotores de Colombia We hailed taxis and made our way to the U.S. Embassy. Click here to read more
Historic Step Forward by Mexico's Supreme Court On Tuesday, August 21, 2012, Mexico’s Supreme Court handed down a historic ruling that declared unconstitutional a section of the military code that has been used to grant military courts jurisdiction over all crimes committed by the Mexican armed forces, thereby permitting the military to investigate their own soldiers accused of even torture, rape and extrajudicial execution of civilians and thwarting victims in their efforts to find justice. Click here to read more
Voces: Dr. Reinerio Arce Dr. Reinerio Arce, President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary of Matanzas, Cuba, participated in a briefing at Washington, DC’s National Council of Churches last week regarding the current reality of religious life and the role of churches in Cuba. Dr. Arce’s presentation focused on the current economic and social changes occurring on the island and how they have affected various faiths and churches. Click here to read more
The People-to-People Travel Crisis People-to-people travel has been one of the few successful elements of U. S current policy towards Cuba. However, this category of travel has been under constant attack since its implementation by the Obama Administration in January 2012. Click here to read more
Still a Dream, but Some Hope: Land Restitution in Colombia As Colombia moves forward with a peace process, the government’s ability to deliver on restitution and reparations to victims is crucial for construction of a just and lasting peace. Lutheran World Relief and the Latin America Working Group Education Fund, along with our partner Agenda Caribe, toured the Caribbean coast of Colombia, the provinces of Sucre, Bolívar and Córdoba, in June 2012 to investigate whether displaced communities are starting to be able to return to their land and whether the Colombian government’s landmark initiative, the Victims’ and Land Restitution Law, has gotten off the ground. Click here to read more
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The Latin America Working Group has been advocating for nonviolent solutions that incorporate respect for human rights and the input of local communities as an alternative to our current U.S. policy towards the Americas. With your help we were able to bring the historic U.S.-Mexico Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity to Washington, D.C. to call on the U.S. to take responsibility for failed policies that have caused horrific violence that afflicts many families throughout Mexico. We organized grassroots campaigns of support for land rights leaders at risk, internally displaced persons and refugees, injured GM workers, and other vulnerable sectors in Colombia. We brought together a new, younger, Cuban-American voice to advocate for changing our policies towards Cuba. Together, we have been able to raise our voices and expand our movement, but with your support we can continue to grow and move forward. Continue to support our efforts in changing Latin America policy by making a generous contribution today.
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