In 2016, after decades of violent conflict, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) struck a peace deal with the Colombian government. As FARC rebels across the country demobilize, many question what the future will hold for the territories and illicit businesses once controlled by this powerful guerrilla group.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is investigating the disappearance of 28-year-old Santiago Maldonado, an Argentinean activist last seen at a Mapuche protest on August 1.

In the last 35 years, Bolivia has made five attempts to investigate disappearances that occurred during military dictatorships.

A federal judge granted protection to one of the survivors and witnesses of extrajudicial executions in Tlatlaya, Mexico in 2014.

Peace has brought to Colombia signs of life in many sectors that had been ravaged by the war. The future will be even better, but things must be done right.

Salvadoran gangs, or maras, are increasing murder rates in order to force negotiations with the government.

Despite their respective peace agreements, El Salvador and Guatemala are two of the most violent countries in the world today.

Pablo Noceti, head of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Security, personally led the National Gendarmerie’s repression of those who protested the illegal detention of Mapuche leader Facundo Jones Huala.

Half the population of Uruguay does not approve of marijuana sales in pharmacies according to a survey produced by Opción Consultores.

So far this year, Honduras has seen a significant decrease in homicides.