Brazil has sixteen of the 50 most violent cities in the world. 

The military has refused to answer dozens of letters from the Comissão Nacional da Verdade (the National Truth Commission) and federal prosecutors investigating crimes from the era of the dictatorship (1964-85). 

Thousands of Central Americans seeking asylum or refuge from their countries face threats from organized crime, said a representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR). 

A new app shows the locations of past massacres in Colombia. 

The consulting firm, FTI Consulting has published its 2014 Latin America Security Index, ranking Costa Rica as the safest country in Central America and one of the safest countries in Latin America.