Violence increases after the assassinations of several social leaders.

Two highly positive events have occurred this week in Colombia: the initiation of the disarmament of the FARC and the organization of an event to analyze the murder of human rights defenders and social leaders.

In the context of the first anniversary of the violent events in Nochiztlán, the president of the National Commission on Human Rights will demand that the Attorney General’s Office advance the investigations for justice.

Journalists are raising concerns about the lack of safety precautions for journalists in Paraguay and are advocating for government action.

Antonio Nel Zúñiga Caballero, a businessman who has been watched by the Colombian justice system since 2007, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in Colombia’s palm oil industry.

The death of Javier Valdez set off an explosion of international insight and action regarding the violations of freedom of expression within Mexico.

As peace talks with the ELN reach the 100th day, progress is advancing at a snail’s pace. But it is progress nonetheless.

A Chilean judge convicted 106 former secret police officers for the abduction of political dissidents who disappeared under General Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship.

A recent study of politically motivated murders in Colombia, between 2005 and 2015, revealed that authorities failed to apprehend a killer in 58% of cases. Crimes of this nature threaten the stability of implementing the newly passed peace agreement.

After the peace agreement was reached between the FARC and the government, small towns are benefiting from microcredit as they try to revitalize their economy.