Mexico’s government has been facing the scrutiny of its people over human rights issues, but in this case, the perpetrators are the multinational corporations that infringe on the civil liberties and human rights of those who live near their plants and factories. 

In an attempt to neutralize threats of more drug trafficking within its borders, Nicaragua, among many other Central American countries has been steadily increasing its military’s budget, as well as its role in policing its citizens. 

Various NGOs in Mexico issued a statement demanding that governing Secretariat, Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, address the country’s inability to properly deal with cases of sexual torture committed against women.

Over 1000 representatives from around Latin America convened in Washington D.C. for the 20th Conference of the CAF Development Bank of Latin America. Over the past 20 years, the annual meeting has become a kind of laboratory to explore possible solutions to the many challenges facing the region.

Human rights groups accuse police and other government agents of “selling” migrants and the poor to gangs as slaves.

The National Congress will soon begin discussions about new laws that would promote, if not encourage, negotiations between the government and criminals.

Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, and the National Council on Public Safety have come up with new regulations to promote better safety measures within the most violent municipalities.

Leaders of Sendero Luminoso in Peru are being tried for crimes against humanity, despite their protestations of innocence.

Bolivia’s Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes has reportedly been beaten to death by miners protesting in the region of Panduro.

La Coordinadora de Derechos Humanos Del Paraguay (Codehupy) has claimed that the best way to combat the violent guerilla organization, the Ejercito del Pueblo Paraguayo (EPP, the Paraguayan People’s Army), is to ameliorate the South American nation’s rampant corruption and inequality.