“Exploring ways to address migrant kidnapping in Mexico and extortion in the US”
LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
Description
Olson will present the problem of migrant kidnapping in Mexico, where extortion payments are demanded of family members in the US. Together we will explore things that can be done to address the problem.
Presented by Joy Olson, Human Rights Expert and former Director of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
Co-sponsored by the Institute Regional and International Studies Nationa Resource Center
Presented by Joy Olson, Human Rights Expert and former Director of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
Co-sponsored by the Institute Regional and International Studies Nationa Resource Center
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-0616 or email skripp@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.