President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia gave an interview about peace talks with the FARC as the Supreme Court praised his efforts, calling them an important mission for Colombia. 

In Medellín, work began on Project Escombrera, an exhumation of a city dump in which the remains of victims of armed conflict are believed to be.

Venezuelan police were caught on video shooting a prisoner in an illegal execution, but only reported the incident as a “confrontation.” 

Ten people were left dead due to ongoing violence surrounding political campaigns in Guatemala. 

The remains of people who suffered forced disappearances more than a decade ago turned up in a landfill in Medellín; a mafia lawyer is killed in Bogotá with much mystery surrounding his death, and a convoluted constitutional law is making for an interesting situation regarding fumigation in the War on Drugs.

A low public approval rating of the peace talks does not mean that ceasefires are not beneficial; and the FARC is growing tired of receiving all the blame.

The aftermath of a double homicide in Guatemala has left journalists reeling.  

The new Safe Salvador plan combines several old plans from varying municipalities and incorporates them together on a national scale.

Thoughts on the utility of a truth commission; former mayor of Bogotá Antanas Mockus, a defender of the peace process with the FARC, thinks jail time may be necessary for some guerrilla leaders; and the problem of removing landmines are some of the issues coming out of Colombia. 

The capture of 93 kingpins of organized crime and the eradication of 37 drug gangs has led to reduced levels of violence.