Issue Jan 01-09 2024: The criminal organization Los Lobos is diversifying their illicit activities and now operates twenty gold mines in Ecuador.

Issue Dec 01-31 2023: Despite being the most militarized state in the country, Chiapas, Mexico, is grappling with escalating organized crime and a significant influence of drug cartels.

Issue Dec 01-31 2023: Starting on the 20th of December 2023, the Ortega dictatorship conducted a sweep of arbitrary detentions against dozens of Nicaraguan Catholic religious leaders in an act of retaliation against priests who prayed for the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who has been imprisoned by the regime for over 515 days.

Issue Dec 01-31 2023: Homicides, drug-related violence, and government controversies paint a vivid picture of the escalating criminal landscape.

Issue Nov 15-30 2023: The former headquarters of the now defunct Departamento de Order Política e Social da Guanabara, or DOPS, was the scene of various human rights abuses perpetrated both during Brazil’s military dictatorship and throughout the 20th century.

Issue Nov 15-30 2023: A contentious proposal for a ‘plebiscite for peace’ in Colombia could reshape the nation’s approach to enduring conflict and peace.

Issue Nov 15-30 2023: The Instituto de Previsión Social del Periodista (IPSP) is an organization in Guatemala that has been providing health and social security coverage to more than 570 members for 33 years.

Issue Nov 08-14 2023: In a recent forum titled America Speaks: United for Better Information, experts and journalists gathered to discuss the effectiveness of the security strategy implemented by Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, since March 2022.

Issue Nov 08-14 2023: The Security Minister of Honduras, Héctor Gustavo Sánchez Velásquez, recently reported that organized crime has penetrated several branches of the Honduran economy, including security companies.

Issue Nov 08-14 2023: Facing a near constant public security crisis, Lula has re-implemented a limited, “shamefaced” version of the Guarantee of Law and Order (GLO) in Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, despite the measure’s proven inefficacy during the previous administration.