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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · 5d

If you are looking for an interesting interview to read about #LatinAmerica this weekend, I highly recommend the one to Alma Guillermoprieto by @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social 👇

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Alma Guillermoprieto Reflects on Latin America’s Arc

After decades covering Latin America's tumultuous politics, legendary journalist Alma Guillermoprieto speaks to Jacobin about chronicling life in a region where destruction comes easily, bravery is ne...

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · Sep 3

I am deeply honored to be selected as a Distinguished Fellow on Human Rights and Global Justice at the University of Pennsylvania’s
@perryworldhouse.bsky.social This recognition is a reminder of the importance of continuing the fight for dignity and justice in a troubled world.
Gracias 💜

Perry World House @perryworldhouse.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are excited to announce our new cohort of visiting fellows for 2025-26! 🌎 👏 Throughout the year, @upenn.edu students and faculty will be able to engage with and learn from this outstanding group of experts from around the world. Read more:: perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/news-and-ins...

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · Aug 20

As Latin America deals with a “new” military strategy from the US, here are five reasons why this anti-drug plan won’t work 👇
www.wola.org/analysis/fiv...

Five Reasons Why Trump's Anti-Cartel Military Plan Will Fail - WOLA

“President Trump has secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that his administration has deemed terrorist organizations,” ...

www.wola.org

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · Aug 23

Tensions between the #US and #Venezuela continue to rise.
A military attack is highly unlikely and would constitute a major breach of international law. But as I told the @nytimes.com Maduro’s numbers about his “militia” are just “a boisterous way of showing power”👇

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/w...

Warships From the ‘Gringo Empire’ Move Close, but Many Venezuelans Shrug

www.nytimes.com

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · Aug 23

Tensions between the #US and #Venezuela continue to rise.
A military attack is highly unlikely and would constitute a major breach of international law. But as I told the @nytimes.com Maduro’s numbers about his “militia” are just “a boisterous way of showing power”👇

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/w...

Warships From the ‘Gringo Empire’ Move Close, but Many Venezuelans Shrug

www.nytimes.com

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · Aug 20

As Latin America deals with a “new” military strategy from the US, here are five reasons why this anti-drug plan won’t work 👇
www.wola.org/analysis/fiv...

Five Reasons Why Trump's Anti-Cartel Military Plan Will Fail - WOLA

“President Trump has secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that his administration has deemed terrorist organizations,” ...

www.wola.org

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WOLA @wola-org.bsky.social · Aug 8

🇸🇻 “La elección indefinida básicamente es incompatible con la democracia.”
— @cjimenezdc.bsky.social, presidenta de WOLA, sobre la aprobación de la reelección indefinida en #ElSalvador y la respuesta de Estados Unidos a esta decisión.

📺 Mira la entrevista completa: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TiW...

Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. apoya la reelección indefinida en El Salvador

YouTube video by CNN en Español

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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · Jul 29

I promised to send updates from the field. Here’s what we learned in Honduras, from those who work with deported migrants, about what they experience in ICE custody.

Family separations. Maternal and infant health. Abuse of trans people. Valuables and cash seized.

Read: www.wola.org/analysis/dis...

In some cases, parents report to service providers that they are being removed without even getting a chance to communicate with their families at all. “They want to punish them for entering the United States, and they do it by targeting what they love the most—separating them from their families. It’s not a coincidence; it’s something that’s been well planned,” said a social worker who works with deported families.

Service providers spoke of these parents’ great anguish and mental health crises. “It’s a lie that they’re giving them the choice to bring kids back with them,” one told us. “Every day, women arrive crying, but what can we do? I don’t know how to help.”

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · Jul 30

#Colombia
After a historic ruling, the US should not interfere with Colombia's judicial independence:
www.wola.org/analysis/his...

Historic Ruling in Colombia: A Win for the Country’s Legal System - WOLA

On July 28, Colombia’s judicial system found former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez guilty of witness tampering, specifically for abuse of process and bribing a public official. This unprecedented decisi...

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · Jun 21

The Americas is the most dangerous region in the world for LGBTIQ+ people, with more than 1,200 LGBTIQ+ people murdered in 2024 in 5 countries.
In the US, the Trump administration is targeting trans people, trying to "erase" an entire community. Read our latest analysis👇
www.wola.org/analysis/the...

The State of Trans Rights Across the Americas: Recognition, Contradiction, Violence, and Backsliding - WOLA

In recent years, the state of trans rights across the Americas has been marked by a striking pattern of historic advances and devastating losses. While some countries have made significant progress fu...

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WOLA @wola-org.bsky.social · May 20

“[El gobierno] está escalando la criminalización de aquellas voces que informan, que documentan y que analizan la situación de derechos humanos y de la corrupción en el país.” - @cjimenezdc.bsky.social a CNN sobre la la detención de Ruth López en #ElSalvador. 👇

cnnespanol.cnn.com/2025/05/19/l...

Las causas de la detención e investigación contra Ruth López | CNN

Autoridades de El Salvador detuvieron a Ruth López, jefa de la Unidad de Anticorrupción y Justicia de Cristosal, una organización no gubernamental dedicada a la defensa de los derechos humanos y críti...

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WOLA @wola-org.bsky.social · May 19

🇸🇻 “Exigimos pleno respeto a sus derechos e información verificable sobre su paradero. Defender derechos humanos no es delito”, - @cjimenezdc.bsky.social.

En un artículo del LA Times, habla de la detención arbitraria de Ruth López, reconocida defensora de DDHH.

🔗 www.latimes.com/espanol/cali...

Organismos internacionales abogan por defensora de derechos humanos arrestada en El Salvador

La abogada Ruth Eleonora López, experta en derecho electoral y defensora de derechos humanos, es una de las voces críticas en contra del régimen de Bukele

www.latimes.com

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · May 19

WOLA and other International organizations condemn the arbitrary detention of human rights defender Ruth Lopez in #ElSalvador👇
We call for:
🔹 Ruth’s immediate release
🔹 Guarantees of her safety and due process
🔹 An end to the criminalization of dissent

Cristosal @cristosal.bsky.social · May 19

#ElSalvador | URGENT 📣

Ruth is likely the victim of short-term enforced disappearance.

As of now, neither her family nor her legal team has been able to confirm her whereabouts or the detention center where she is being held.

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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · May 16

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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...

Supreme Court Retains Block on Using Wartime Law to Deport Venezuelans

www.nytimes.com

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · May 16

#HabeasCorpus es un recurso legal que permite a persona detenida pedir a un tribunal que revise su detención. Es un mecanismo para que toda persona defienda su derecho a la libertdad.
Aún así, gobierno de EEUU está considerando eliminar el habeas corpus para migrantes👇
www.dw.com/es/suspensi%...

"Una alerta sobre salud de la democracia en Estados Unidos" – DW – 16/05/2025

El principal asesor de Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, dijo que planea eliminar el recurso de 'habeas corpus' para migrantes. Expertos advierten sobre una violación de los derechos humanos de todos si s...

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WOLA @wola-org.bsky.social · May 16

🚨 🇺🇸 "Más allá del efecto para la población latina, también sería un terrible precedente para la democracia estadounidense", dijo Presidenta de WOLA @cjimenezdc.bsky.social en DW español sobre el plan de Trump de eliminar el habeas corpus para migrantes.

🔗 www.dw.com/es/suspensi%...

"Una alerta sobre salud de la democracia en Estados Unidos" – DW – 16/05/2025

El principal asesor de Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, dijo que planea eliminar el recurso de 'habeas corpus' para migrantes. Expertos advierten sobre una violación de los derechos humanos de todos si s...

www.dw.com

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WOLA @wola-org.bsky.social · May 14

🚨 "Nunca se había visto una narrativa tan deshumanizante hacia los migrantes."

En esta entrevista, nuestra presidenta @cjimenezdc.bsky.social analiza el impacto regional de las políticas migratorias de Trump y el uso del miedo como herramienta política.

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dmi...

Conversaciones Carolina Jiménez Sandoval

YouTube video by Dialogo ciudadano20

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WOLA @wola-org.bsky.social · May 8

🚨 NEW: WOLA President @cjimenezdc.bsky.social co-authored a powerful piece in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs on how U.S. mass deportation policies are putting migrant women and girls at grave risk. 🧵

gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/05/06/g...

Gendered Consequences of U.S. Mass Deportations | GJIA

This article contends that increased rates of GBV, both domestically and internationally, must be anticipated as migrant women and girls are forcibly detained and compelled to “reverse migrate” to dan...

gjia.georgetown.edu

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · May 11

The disappearance crisis in Mexico demands public policies that prioritize the voices of victims and allocate significant resources. The mothers of the disappeared need the full support of both the Mexican government and the international community. #BuscarSinMiedo

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · May 11

🚨Tremendamente preocupados con la noticia de la posible desaparición forzada del abogado Eduardo Torres de la ONG PROVEA en #Venezuela.
#PROVEA fue reconocida con el premio #WOLA de DDHH en 2024 por su lucha por los DDHH y la democracia en el país.
👉Exigimos total respeto a sus derechos.

WOLA @wola-org.bsky.social · May 10

En caso de estar en custodia del Estado, exigimos que informe de inmediato sobre su paradero, y garantice su integridad física y vida.

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · May 11

Today, May 10, marks Mother’s Day in Mexico.
+127,000 people have disappeared, and their families continue the relentless search, often at great personal risk and with little to no support from authorities.
Today, we march alongside them to demand justice! #BuscarSinMiedo

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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · May 1

From Carolina Jimenez, President of the Washington Office on Latin America
elfaro.net/en/202505/op...

Warning for Democracy: Do Not Ignore the US Government Disappearing Migrants

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WOLA @wola-org.bsky.social · May 1

‼️ New article ‼️

📄 In this op-ed, WOLA's President @cjimenezdc.bsky.social explains why the illegal transfer of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador may violate international law—and how it echoes troubling patterns from the past that should not be ignored.

#migration #democracy #humanrights

Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · May 1

I wrote this op-ed to explain why the illegal transfer of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador may constitute a crime under international law, and why it serves as a warning for democracy. The U.S. should not ignore this warning👇
elfaro.net/en/202505/op...

Warning for Democracy: Do Not Ignore the US Government Disappearing Migrants

elfaro.net

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · May 1

I wrote this op-ed to explain why the illegal transfer of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador may constitute a crime under international law, and why it serves as a warning for democracy. The U.S. should not ignore this warning👇
elfaro.net/en/202505/op...

Warning for Democracy: Do Not Ignore the US Government Disappearing Migrants

elfaro.net

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Carolina Jimenez Sandoval @cjimenezdc.bsky.social · Apr 28

I'm a Venezuelan activist living in the US. This is what I told @washingtonpost.com:losing our democracy "taught me not to believe blindly that institutions can withstand it all.In the development of authoritarianism,what was thought to be unthinkable happens”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | The U.S. is not Venezuela — but Trump is closing the distance

Forced disappearances and state secrecy are both hallmarks of Latin American authoritarianism.

www.washingtonpost.com