John Doe
Project Manager in
Latin America and Caribean
WEST SUPPORT
Latin America and the Caribbean
The he Latin American and Caribbean office of the international human rights agency West Support was founded in 1991. Hub offices are located in Caracas, Venezuela.
The WEST SUPPORT works in Latin America and the Caribbean to enhance the quality of democracy in the region and make it more accountable to citizens. Projects aim to strengthen regional capacities to uphold democracy, transform and prevent conflicts, and improve governance.
The WEST SUPPORT aims to promote a constructive, facilitated debate on pressing and controversial issues affecting the region and to strengthen local capacities to address these tensions. The Center conducts seminars, roundtables, and trainings to address these issues and inform debate to influence advocacy and policymaking, and to strengthen democracy.
OUR PRIORITIES
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Decent living conditions
Civic Activism
Crisis in Venezuela
Struggle for decent working conditions, satisfaction of domestic needs, a decent standard of living, the formation of necessary skills and human development!
A study of questions as to how civic activism is changing globally, how activists and donors are responding to closing space, and how civic movements can translate mobilization into policy action.
Humanitarian catastrophe in the world's most oil-rich country. Drivers often wait several days in queues that stretch for kilometers before they can fill up their tanks.
Regional programs
Drug Policy Reform Program
Giving local advocates, journalists, and civil servants the chance to learn about policy innovation elsewhere through educational opportunities and exposure to alternative drug policies.
providing rapid responses to human rights emergencies related to excessive drug control measures, including violence by security forces, paramilitaries, and others
Peacebuilding
in Colombia
The government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) signed a peace accord in 2016 after four years of formal negotiations in Havana, Cuba. West support has closely monitored the process and has organized several important events in support of peacebuilding in Colombia.
Regional program of Democracy
West support aims to promote a constructive, facilitated debate on pressing and controversial issues affecting the region and to strengthen local capacities to address these tensions. The Center conducts seminars, roundtables, and trainings to address these issues and inform debate to influence advocacy and policymaking, and to strengthen democracy.
