▁in ▁human ▁rights . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁W O LA ▁acted ▁as ▁advis ors ▁for ▁con gression al ▁staff ▁for ▁the ▁draft ing ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁put ▁conditions ▁on ▁U . S . ▁military ▁aid ▁abroad ▁regarding ▁human - right s ▁practices . ▁ ▁Current ▁work ▁▁ ▁W O LA ▁has ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁most ▁major ▁Washington ▁policy ▁deb ates ▁over ▁human ▁rights ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁since ▁its ▁foundation . ▁The ▁organization ▁is ▁called ▁upon ▁regularly ▁to ▁provide ▁information ▁and ▁analysis ▁to ▁the ▁executive ▁branch , ▁to ▁mult il ater al ▁organizations , ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁Congress , ▁and ▁to ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Latin ▁American ▁news ▁media . ▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁works ▁on ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁drug ▁policy , ▁rural ▁development , ▁violence ▁against ▁women , ▁organized ▁crime ▁and ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁internally ▁disp la ced ▁people . ▁Its ▁foc uss es ▁are ▁split ▁between ▁nations ▁and ▁issues ▁of ▁health ▁and ▁security ▁across ▁the ▁nations . ▁It ▁oper ates ▁within ▁four ▁networks ▁of ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organizations : ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁community , ▁the ▁foreign ▁policy ▁community , ▁academic ▁think - t anks , ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁peace , ▁justice , ▁solid ar ity ▁and ▁religious - based ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁ ▁W O LA ▁is ▁fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁foreign ▁govern ments , ▁found ations , ▁and ▁private ▁individuals . ▁Its ▁largest ▁don ors ▁include ▁the ▁Royal ▁Norwegian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign