Issue Jun 10-16 2026: Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of emergency by way of executive decree No. 423 because of “serious internal disturbances” in the country. The measure affects the provinces of Guayas, Manabí, Santa Elena, Los Ríos, El Oro, Pichincha, Esmeraldas, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Sucumbíos, and Azuay, in addition

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: Human security has brought attention to the various forms of suffering and violence experienced by individuals. However, fully achieving this objective becomes more difficult when attempting to bring an end to the war in Colombia.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: The crisis of 133,000 disappearances in Mexico touched the FIFA World Cup in the Estadio Ciudad de México.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026:  The presidential campaign has transformed political opponents into enemies in Colombia’s presidential elections.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026:  In Mexico, an anti-monument with over 200 names engraved on steel honors journalists who were murdered or disappeared.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026:  The state-perpetrated crime against Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera in Nicaragua marks the seventh instance of a political prisoner dying in state custody since 2019.

Issue May 27-Jun 02 2026: Although disputes between the state and federal governments are capturing the headlines in Chihuahua, Mexico, internal forced displacement has continued to worsen there, tripling between 2021 and 2025 as the number of people driven from their homes rose from 500 a year to 1,500. Despite 60 open investigations into the

Issue May 27-Jun 02 2026: The Senate in Mexico endorsed a reform that helps filter out individuals with criminal ties who may be running for office.

Issue May 27-Jun 02 2026: Rising violence and social control exerted by armed groups define the electoral landscape. This situation coincides with the implementation of Temporary Location Zones (ZUT) in municipalities where election monitoring bodies have identified alerts and the simultaneous presence of armed actors.

Issue May 20-26 2026: Two relatives of the lawyer in charge of the infamous Ayotzinapa case in Mexico, involving the abduction and forced disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teacher’s College in Guerrero, Mexico, were killed in the town of Zapotitlán Tablas.