by jakeloeffenames | 3 October 2019 | News
Fifteen years ago, a young nurse named Cristina Cobo was forcibly disappeared by members of the paramilitary group United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). Paulina Mahecha, her mother, preserves her memory and that of over 20 other disappeared women from the...
by jakeloeffenames | 12 July 2018 | News
The United States (U.S.) House of Representatives and the Senate are considering bills (H.R.3030 and S.1158 respectively) which would bolster U.S. efforts to prevent, mitigate and respond to atrocities around the world. Known as the Elie Wiesel Act, named after...
by jakeloeffenames | 11 October 2017 | News
Venezuela is currently experiencing a major political, economic, and humanitarian crisis. Characterized by the anti-democratic actions of Nicolás Maduro’s government, the internal economic collapse, and increasingly difficult situations for Venezuelans, the...
by jakeloeffenames | 26 April 2017 | News
The Latin American Network began its work in 2012, led by the governments of Argentina and Brazil, and now comprises representatives from 17 states in the region. Some of the network’s aims are to build regional and national foundations necessary for the prevention of...
by jakeloeffenames | 6 March 2017 | News
The new executive order also suspends the US Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days. While ostensibly focused on national security, today’s executive order remains intrinsically linked to President Trump’s December 2015 campaign promise for “a total and complete...
