Issue Mar 27-Apr 02 2024: On the 2nd of March, 2024, Brazil’s Amnesty Commission approved the first collective amnesty request submitted by two Indigenous peoples, the Krenak of Minas Gerais, and the Guarani-Kaiowá of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Issue Mar 27-Apr 02 2024: As Mexico’s cartels continue to develop their military might and expand their influence across the country’s economy, tens of thousands of citizens are forced to flee their homes and seek refuge in the mountains, nearby forests, and urban areas, where their safety remains a concern.

Issue Mar 27-Apr 02 2024: On January 8, 2024, President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa declared a national state of emergency.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: According to a study by the Centro de Estudios Transdisciplinarios de Centroamérica (CETCAM), Nicaraguan women who work as academics, artists, journalists, and cyberactivists have been targeted and oppressed by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo’s government.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: Despite President Gustavo Petro’s efforts to put an end to six decades of conflict between the country’s security forces and its armed groups, the military and economic influence of guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, and drug gangs continues to expand.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: New evidence has been revealed in the Rio de Janeiro Marielle Franco assassination case, with the director general of Brazil’s Federal Police shedding light on the motivations behind the activist’s notorious murder.

Issue Mar 13-19 2024: On March 19, Antonio Crespo Bolaños was shot and killed in Guerrero.

Issue Mar 13-19 2024: In the first reunion with his governmental ministers of 2024, Brazilian president Lula da Silva stated that there was no longer any doubt that the country suffered an attempted coup d’etat planned by Jair Bolsonaro and his allies.

Issue Mar 13-19 2024: Amnesty International defined the first 100 days of President Javier Milei’s government as a time of digital violence, the loss of purchasing power for retirees, and the repression of social conflict.

Issue Mar 06-12 2024: While there is no evidence directly linking former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe to ex-paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso, their careers are widely understood as existing on parallel tracks.