Read More Manuela Peña Giraldo co-authored this article with Angie Acosta M. Medellín and Bogotá, Colombia – Álvaro Uribe Vélez, one of only a handful of Colombians who’ve served two terms as president, has been something of a political kingmaker since leaving the presidency in 2010. His one-time defense minister, Juan Manuel Santos, would go…
Read More Manuela Peña Giraldo co-authored this article with Angie Acosta M. Medellín and Bogotá, Colombia – Álvaro Uribe Vélez, one of only a handful of Colombians who’ve served two terms as president, has been something of a political kingmaker since leaving the presidency in 2010. His one-time defense minister, Juan Manuel Santos, would go…
Read More For Immediate Release:June 17, 2026 Contact:Andrea Fernández AponteSenior Policy AssociateLatin America Working Group (LAWG)afernandez@lawg.org U.S. Civil Society Organizations Denounce U.S. Interference in Colombia’s Presidential Elections Washington, D.C. — A coalition of U.S. civil society organizations — including the Latin America Working Group (LAWG), Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), Oxfam America, and Amazon…
Read More It’s been nine days since the runoff election between conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez and Peruvians are still awaiting a definitive result in what’s become a razor-tight election. As of June 15, Fujimori continued to edge ahead with 50.051% of the vote compared to Sánchez’s 49.949% – a difference of…
Read More Manuela Peña Giraldo co-authored this article with Angie Acosta M. Medellín and Bogotá, Colombia – Álvaro Uribe Vélez,…
Read More For Immediate Release:June 17, 2026 Contact:Andrea Fernández AponteSenior Policy AssociateLatin America Working Group (LAWG)afernandez@lawg.org U.S. Civil Society Organizations…
Read More It’s been nine days since the runoff election between conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez and…
Read More The Troncal del Caribe, a key highway on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, has been blocked since a government offensive…
Read More Mexico City, Mexico – As FIFA’s opening ceremony kicked off inside the Azteca Stadium on Thursday afternoon, a parallel…
Read More Colombia’s Senate passed a bill prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) today after a long battle by women’s rights…
Read More On June 4, a national scandal erupted when star Colombian soccer player James Rodríguez apparently snubbed President Gustavo…
Read More Bogotá, Colombia – The sophistication of drones used by armed groups is escalating rapidly in Colombia as the military…
Read More Roberto Sánchez, a left-wing congressman and former minister, campaigns wearing a hulking straw hat — one that is…
Read More Mexico City, Mexico – A national strike by hundreds of teachers affiliated with Mexico’s National Coordinating Committee of…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
