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.

Issue Mar 06-12 2024: The first 100 days of Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, came to an end in the middle of a serious security crisis that couldn’t be stopped with the declaration of a state of emergency and internal armed conflict at the national level.

Issue Mar 06-12 2024: As Mexico’s cartels continue to widen their violent and economic reach, many wonder what will become of the country’s security policy when President Andrés Manuel López Obrador leaves office in late September.

Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: Honduras continues to experience grave human rights challenges, including gender based violence, land disputes, and impunity, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.