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Veracruz shouts: Enough already! / Veracruz grita: ¡Ya basta!
(ver la versión en espanol abajo) El Colectivo por la Paz(Peace Collective) is the Veracruz chapter of the Movement for Peace and Justice...
Jul 3, 20135 min read
Why I decided to Boycott Illegal Drugs
I grew up in Colombia, hearing about cartel members and drug lords who were killing each other, and innocent people, in order to gain...
Mar 31, 20139 min read
December 1: Mexican Presidential Power Transitions from one Human Rights Violator to the Next
by Carlin Christy, Mexico Team This December 1st, it might have been possible for Mexicans to breathe a collective sigh of relief. The...
Nov 30, 20125 min read
Election Blog Series – Drug Policy Reform at Home and Abroad
WFP Colombia Team With the end of the U.S. presidential election, political commentators have begun predicting what the differences and...
Nov 15, 20125 min read
Election Blog Series – Honduras: Why U.S. Policy Needs a Re-Set
-by Witness for Peace Honduras/Nicaragua Team Why U.S. Policy in Honduras Needs a Re-Set Although neither candidate mentioned Honduras in...
Nov 2, 20125 min read
Live from the Caravan for Peace: Mexican Drug War Victims Travel The US and Call for Policy Change
By Alissa Escarce, former Witness for Peace Delegate For the past two weeks two white buses, each emblazoned with red block letters...
Aug 28, 20127 min read
Obama’s New Immigration Directive a Positive Step, But Not Enough
By Carlin Christy, WFP Mexico and Tony Macias former WFP Mexico Team Member A new policy move by President Obama and the Department of...
Jun 18, 20124 min read
The DEA killed the Hopes of Hasked Brooks Wood
Ahúas, Gracias a Dios Wednesday, May 23, 2012 By: defensoresenlinea.com Translation by the Witness for Peace Nicaragua Team For the...
May 23, 20123 min read
Severe Injuries Suffered By Victims On Boat Attacked By DEA Agents
La Ceiba, Atlantida By: defensoresenlinea.com Translation by the Witness for Peace Nicaragua Team For the original version in Spanish...
May 23, 20124 min read
Car Bomb Explodes in Bogotá as Trade Accord Begins
By Austin Robles, WFP Colombia When I left the United States to do human rights work in Colombia, I knew the risks of entering the...
May 21, 20123 min read
Lessons from Iraq in Honduras and the Attack against the Miskitos
By: OFRANEH (Organizacion Fraternal Negra Hondureña) Translation by Witness for Peace Nicaragua Team For the original version in Spanish...
May 18, 20124 min read
Hope and Strength in the Face of Violence, Grief, and Despair
By Claudia Ana Rodriguez, WFP Mexico This past weekend, my fellow team member Carlin Christy, and I went to Cuernavaca, a small city in...
Apr 26, 20125 min read
Drug Policy and its Consequences: Summit of the Americas
During the Summit of the Americas this month, leaders from the Americas came together to discuss pressing issues in the region. One of...
Apr 23, 20122 min read
Voices from the People’s Summit
By WFP Colombia Team As Presidents from across the Americas were getting set to gather for the Summit of the Americas April 14-15, social...
Apr 18, 20121 min read
Honduras: “Libertarians” Model Cities and the Resurrection of William Walker
Written by OFRANEH (Organizacion Fraternal Negra Hondureña) and posted on January 4, 2012. Translated into English by the Witness for...
Jan 6, 20124 min read
POLICY ANALYSIS: Mexican Family Tragedy at the Epicenter of U.S. Aid and Military Abuse
May 5th, 2011 Josefina Reyes was assassinated with a gunshot to the head outside her barbeque stand last January. Her crime? Protesting...
May 5, 20113 min read
Second Major Peace March in Mexico is Mobilizing
“Estamos hasta la madre!” (“We’ve had it up to here!”) By Claudia Ana Rodriguez International Team – Mexico Witness for Peace The chant...
May 5, 20112 min read
The Elephant in the Room with Obama and Calderón
By Moravia de la O International Team – Mexico Witness for Peace Amid rising tensions between their governments, yesterday Presidents...
Mar 4, 20112 min read
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