Maureen Meyer

From El Salvador to Honduras, why authoritarians gain from USAID cuts USAID cuts have hurt international development work – but they’re also hampering civil society groups dedicated to preserving democracy.

As highlighted here, cuts in US assistance are a gift to authoritarian govts- weakening civil society organizations & journalists ability to document abuse & hold govts accountable www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...

$160 Billion to Detain and Deport: Congress’s “Reconciliation” Bill is a Betrayal of Priorities and Will Harm the Most Vulnerable - WOLA This piece focuses on the incredible scale of what the U.S. Congress is proposing to spend on enforcement and border security. The reconciliation bill’s mammoth dimensions are not getting the attentio...

The reconciliation bill passed by the House would designate a whopping $160 billion in border & immigration enforcement resources, my colleague @adamisacson.com examines the harms of this bill & what else could be done with this $ www.wola.org/analysis/160...

Trump escala su política de terror: de la separación de niños al Guantánamo de Bukele El envío de venezolanos a una megacárcel salvadoreña busca disuadir a los migrantes de llegar a EE UU, como sucedió con las familias separadas en la frontera en su primer mandato

Como pasó con el primer gobierno de Trump, sus políticas migratorias están enfocadas en la crueldad, el miedo, y la disuasión y no en garantizar los derechos humanos de las personas impactadas, en ambos casos con graves consequencias elpais.com/us/migracion...

“The Era of Women”: challenges and priorities in the women’s human rights agenda in Mexico - WOLA Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico since October 2024, stated in her inauguration speech that she did not come to power alone, but rather, “we have all arrived”. That is to say, that the election ...

Mexico's Pres. Sheinbaum's promise of "the era of women" will depend on her ability to develop & fund public policies focused on human rights & intersectionality, this piece assesses current measures & what still needs to be done to make this a reality www.wola.org/analysis/the...

Trump is likely to strengthen relations w/govts. in LATAM w/authoritarian & populist tendencies & will have a Republican controlled Congress to advance most of his agenda to the detriment of the climate, international agencies, diversity & reproductive rights colombia.fes.de/detail/what-...