Dispatches
Daniel Wilkinson
Daniel Wilkinson, managing director of the Americas division at Human Rights Watch, is a general expert on Latin America. He has conducted fieldwork and advocacy throughout the region, and authored reports on human rights issues in Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela. Wilkinson's writings on US policy toward Latin America have been widely published. His book, "Silence on the Mountain: Stories of Terror, Betrayal, and Forgetting in Guatemala," won the PEN Award for outstanding first book of nonfiction by an American author. Wilkinson is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School. He speaks Spanish.
Articles Authored
Reports Authored
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Running out the Clock
How Guatemala’s Courts Could Doom the Fight against Impunity
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The Crisis in Buenaventura
Disappearances, Dismemberment, and Displacement in Colombia’s Main Pacific Port
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Lethal Force
Police Violence and Public Security in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
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A Decade Under Chávez
Political Intolerance and Lost Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in Venezuela
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Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission
A Critical Assessment
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Mexico: Lost in Transition
Bold Ambitions, Limited Results for Human Rights Under Fox
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Families Torn Apart
The High Cost of U.S. and Cuban Travel Restrictions
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Rigging the Rule of Law
Judicial Independence Under Siege in Venezuela
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Justice in Jeopardy
Why Mexico’s First Real Effort To Address Past Abuses Risks Becoming Its Latest Failure
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A Wrong Turn
The Record of the Colombian Attorney General's Office
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Military Injustice
Mexico's Failure to Punish Army Abuses