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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 

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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

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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. 

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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. 

Events

  • Georgian parliamentary election
    Georgian parliamentary election
    Sat, Oct 26
    Georgia
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
    Georgia
    Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
    Georgia
    Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Georgia on 26 October 2024
  • United States presidential election
    United States presidential election
    Tue, Nov 05
    United States
    Nov 05, 2024, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    United States
    Nov 05, 2024, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    United States
    The 2024 United States presidential election will be the 60th quadrennial presidential election, scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
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