| LAWG Joins the Camino Americano to Rally for Immigration Reform "The Time is Now", "Dignity and Respect", and "Revitalize, Not Militarize, Border Communities" were just some of the messages thousands of immigration advocates sent to Congress during the Camino Americano: March for Immigrant Dignity and Respect in Washington, DC on October 8th. The day started with a prayer service, with clergy and lay leaders praying for the families torn apart by the estimated 1,100 deportations that take place on a daily basis. Many religious leaders described the U.S immigration system as broken and urged lawmakers to act quickly and pass comprehensive immigration reform. Click here to read more
Desire for Change Continues to Grow in the Cuban-American Community The population of people of Cuban heritage living in the United States continues to grow. Although Cubans have lived in the United States en masse since the 1950s, the most recent generation of Cuban Americans living in the United States looks quite different – and so do their ideas about U.S.-Cuba relations. Click here to read more
Thank You for Calling for Peace in Colombia Peace in Colombia seems finally reachable—not there yet, but on the horizon—and so all your efforts to support peace and human rights are more important than ever. You made a heroic effort in the last few months so that, for once, a clarion call for peace is coming from the United States. Click here to read more
Voces" Afro-Descendants Discuss Colombia's Peace and Conflict Three Catholic leaders from Colombia participated in a discussion at the Washington Office on Latin America about the ongoing-armed conflict in Colombia and the current peace talks in Havana. The panel consisted of Sister Zoila Cueto of the Diocese of Buenaventura, Father Sterlin Londoño of the Diocese of Quibdó, and Sister Lucero Machado of the La Playa Educacional Institute in Nariño. Click here to read more
Historic Opportunity for Mexico to Reform Its Military Code of Justice The Mexican Senate recently wrapped up public debates on reforms to the Military Code of Justice. Why have reforms been a long-standing priority for human rights organizations in Mexico? When soldiers commit human rights violations against civilians, they are almost exclusively investigated and prosecuted in the military justice system, a notoriously opaque and unaccountable system that has left thousands of victims of human rights violations by the military without access to justice. Click here to read more
New Report: Time to Listen Migrants in transit through Mexico suffer from pervasive violence – threats, physical abuse, kidnapping, murder, extortion – at the hands of criminal groups or complicit and corrupt public officials. In suit, the brave defenders who provide humanitarian assistance and denounce abuses against migrants find themselves under attack, enduring harassment, death threats, violence, and smear campaigns. Click here to read more.
New Report: Perilous Journey: Kidnapping and Violence against Migrants in Transit through Mexico Every year, hundreds of thousands of undocumented Central American migrants, primarily from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, travel through Mexico on their way to the U.S. border. These migrants are particularly vulnerable during this journey through Mexico and many suffer grave human rights abuses and violence along their journey at the hands of organized crime and corrupt officials. Click here to read more.
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