NGO Reports tagged “U.S. Policy”

Links to long-form information produced by non-governmental organizations (other than WOLA)

Desde el inicio hasta el final: Estados Unidos en el conflicto armado colombiano

Publicado por FORPP, SICSAL, y SOA Watch el 8 de octubre de 2020.

Drawing a link between U.S. security assistance to Colombia and human rights abuses committed during the conflict.

Tags: Civil-Military Relations, Human Rights, Military and Human Rights, U.S. Policy

The Friends of “El Viejo”: Declassified Records Detail Suspected Paramilitary, Narco Ties of Former Colombian President Uribe

Published by the National Security Archive on August 31, 2020.

A trove of declassified U.S. documents raises questions about ex-president Álvaro Uribe’s possible ties to paramilitaries and narcotraffickers.

Tags: Alvaro Uribe, Civil-Military Relations, Paramilitarism, U.S. Policy

Protect Colombia’s Peace

Published by the Latin America Working Group Education Fund, WOLA, and 22 other organizations on July 23, 2020.

Outlines the current challenges of Colombia’s peace process, across the board, and makes recommendations for U.S. policy.

Tags: Afro-Descendant Communities, Attacks on social leaders, Coca, Compliance with Commitments, Drug Policy, Gender Perspective, Illicit Crop Eradication, Indigenous Communities, LGBT+, Migration, PDET, Reintegration, Stabilization, Transitional Justice, U.S. Aid, U.S. Policy, Victims