▁Affairs , ▁Swiss ▁Federal ▁Department ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁and ▁Swiss ▁Agency ▁for ▁Development ▁and ▁Co operation , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Ford ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁Mac Ar thur ▁Foundation , ▁Open ▁Society ▁Found ations , ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Phil anth rop ies , ▁the ▁Lib ra ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁the ▁Seattle ▁International ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁media ▁ ▁W O LA ▁members ▁are ▁widely ▁used ▁as ▁sources ▁for ▁comment ary ▁and ▁interpretation ▁on ▁Latin ▁American ▁human ▁rights ▁by ▁media ▁out lets ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁CNN , ▁and ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Washington ▁Office ▁on ▁Latin ▁America ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Lat in ▁America ▁Category : Lat in ▁American ▁studies ▁Category : Un ited ▁States – Car ib bean ▁relations ▁Category : H uman ▁rights ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : H uman ▁rights ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Cla re ▁by - e lection ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁was ▁fought ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁by e lection ▁was ▁fought ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁Home ▁Rule ▁MP , ▁Bry an ▁O ' Log hlen , ▁to ▁become ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Victoria . ▁It ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁Home ▁Rule ▁candidate ▁James ▁Patrick ▁Mah on