Julissa Mantilla Falcón
Julissa Mantilla Falcón is a candidate for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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Is Haiti Back on the Brink?
On May 6, 2019, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a discussion on the current situation in Haiti and prospects for change.
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Congressional Testimony: Understanding Odebrecht – Lessons for Combating Corruption in the Americas
Michael J. Camilleri, Director of the Dialogue’s Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the subject of “Understanding Odebrecht: Lessons for Combating Corruption in the Americas.”
Member in the News: Susana Malcorra
Dialogue member Susana Malcorra released an open letter for “the need to achieve full gender equality and empowerment of women across all ambits.”
The Rule of Law in Latin America: From Constitutionalism to Political Uncertainty
In this chapter of ‘Unfulfilled Promises: Latin America Today’, Catalina Botero analyzes the contrast between the aspirations contained in Latin American constitutions and the present democratic backlash in some countries.
Carlos Quesada
Carlos Quesada is the Executive Director of the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights.
Fanny Catalina Gomez-Lugo
Fanny Gomez is the Senior Director for Advocacy and Human Rights at Synergia – Initiatives for Human Rights.
Abraham Banegas Molina
Abraham Banegas Molina is a technical official in Cozumel Trans, Honduras.
Elected Officials Advancing Hemispheric Priorities Through Inclusion and Diversity
Join us in a discussion with LGBTQ leaders and stakeholders to discuss the opportunities for advancing regional priorities through policies that foster inclusion and diversity.
Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian
Betilde Muñoz is the co-coordinator of the Working Group to Address the Regional Crisis of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees at the Organization of American States.
Daniel Servitje, Esperanza Cueto, and Richard Blanco to receive prestigious Inter-American Dialogue Award
On October 29th at a gala dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC, the Inter-American Dialogue will present awards to three leaders from across the Americas. The Dialogue is pleased to honor Daniel Servitje, CEO and President of Grupo Bimbo, with the Leadership for the Americas Award for Corporate Social Responsibility; Esperanza Cueto, founding president of ComunidadMujer and president of Fundación Colunga, with the Leadership for the Americas Award for Women’s Rights and Empowerment; and Richard Blanco, presidential inaugural poet, with the Leadership for the Americas Award for Outstanding Cultural Contributions.
High Rates of Violence Against Women in Latin America Despite Femicide Legislation: Possible Steps Forward
In Latin America, violence against women and girls is pervasive and practiced with relative impunity. According to a November 2017 United Nations Development Program Report, Latin America has the highest rate in the world of gender-based sexual violence against women, and in Central America two of every three women killed…
Abortion Access and Violence Against Women in Latin America
Recent protests for increased abortion access in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and beyond underscore the relationship between female insecurity and lack of access to reproductive healthcare in the region.
Denise Dresser
Denise Dresser is a Mexican political analyst, columnist and academic. She is a professor of political science at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), where she has taught comparative politics, political economy, and Mexican politics since 1991. She writes a political column for the Mexican newspaper Reforma and the…
A New Trend of Religious Populism in Latin America?
Could anger about corruption and lack of trust in institutions bolster a new wave of faith-driven politics?