Issue Jun 01-11 2025: The term “narcomilícia,” now widely used in media and political discourse, falsely suggests a new type of criminal group resulting from a merger between drug traffickers and militias.

Researched and Written by Peyton Kelly Issue Apr 02-May 31 2025: Cartels have long been active in Mexico, and recent news indicates that the activity of these criminal organizations has not decreased. Reporting by multiple outlets has demonstrated the persistence of these criminal organizations as well as government responses to the recent rise in their

Issue Apr 02-May 31 2025: Francisco Herrera Franco, a former Michoacán regional prosecutor who served during the administration of ex-governor Silvano Aureoles, is set to compete in that state’s upcoming judicial elections, despite his alleged ties to organized crime and purported involvement in the murder of two journalists.

Issue Apr 02-May 31 2025: The Colombian government’s ambitious Total Peace initiative, aimed at negotiating simultaneously with various armed groups, is facing serious challenges.

Issue Apr 02-May 31 2025: Political borders do not exist for criminal groups, and drug trafficking dominates 72% of localities along the shared borders of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil.

Issue Apr 02-May 31 2025: The Colombian government meets with Commandos to strike a new deal to bring an end to the cultivation of illegal crops in the region of Putumayo.

Issue Mar 26-Apr 01 2025: A new report by Brazil’s Ministry of Human Rights sheds light on the profile of victims killed or disappeared under the country’s military regimes between 1964 and 1988, with a focus on the most violent years following the coup.

Issue Mar 26-Apr 01 2025: Young people, the members of the National Dialogue for Peace, demand an end to violence and disappearances.

Issue Mar 19-25 2025: The Colombian government has revealed a new plan to prevent the cultivation of coca leaves in Catatumbo, but some say the plan is too similar to past failed attempts to do the same.

Issue Mar 19-25 2025: Widespread harassment, often involving violence, by police and other state entities against members of collectives united in the search for disappeared loved ones is becoming a serious problem in Veracruz, Mexico.