Mexico faces a new set of problems due to local governments’ connections with armed groups.

The Huelga de Dolores is an annual march that has taken place at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala since the mid-1800s, and its purpose is to express discontent or disagreement with current politics or the government public.

The relatives followed the religious celebration sitting in chairs arranged in front of the tombs of their loved ones.

This past week violence in Michoacán, Mexico, escalated after a high–ranking member of a prominent cartel was detained, literally “lighting the city on fire.”

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos reported that 160 social leaders were assassinated in Colombia during 2016, 2017, and the first two months of 2018, according to the Colombian Prosecutor’s Office.

Mexico continues to struggle in its efforts to curb drug trafficking groups and increasing levels of violence.

The 167th session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), held in Bogotá, Colombia, evaluated the precautionary measures issued by recommendations of the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI) for the disappearance of the 43 students of the Rural Normal of Ayotzinapa, Guerrero.

Colombia has had a tumultuous political history since its formation as an independent nation. However, a current decrease in homicides and kidnappings is a promising indicator for bringing permanent change, or is it?

The number of civilians killed in Colombia’s armed conflict could be 30% higher than currently assumed, if the 83,000 people who were forcibly disappeared are ever found.

The assassination of activist Berta Cáceres shocked the Honduran and international community.