Issue Apr 22-May 05 2026: In 2021, the disappearance of two young people in El Salvador and their mother’s desperate search to find them inspired the creation of the Search for Missing Persons Block in the country.

Issue Apr 22-May 05 2026: Colombia’s El Catatumbo region has long been synonymous with danger, from the early explorations of missionaries such as Bruce Olson and priest Rafael García Herreros in the 1960s, as the two attempted to convert the recalcitrant Indigenous Barí people to Christianity, to the uncontrolled colonization of the region by settlers

Issue Apr 15-21 2026: The growing visibility of narcoculture in Mexico reflects deeper social tensions, where displays of excess and power are increasingly normalized in public life. What may appear as isolated spectacles, such as the lavish funeral of a major cartel figure, broader cultural dynamics are tied to recognition, identity, and inequality.

Issue Apr 15-21 2026: The reactivation of 16 arrest warrants does not constitute a blow to “Total Peace.” The Attorney General’s Office corrected a decision that exceeded its authority and served as a reminder that negotiating does not imply the suspension of criminal sentences.

Issue Apr 15-21 2026: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights warns that the states with the highest number of cases of missing and unlocated persons are the State of Mexico, Jalisco, and Tamaulipas.

Issue Apr 08-14 2026: Security has become a central issue in Colombia’s electoral debate, with leading candidates offering sharply different strategies to address ongoing violence. These proposals reflect deeper disagreements about how to understand and resolve the country’s conflict.

Issue Apr 08-14 2026: Cuban dissident Alexander Díaz Rodríguez was released from prison in the city of Artemisa after serving a four-year sentence for demonstrating peacefully on July 11, 2021.

Issue Apr 08-14 2026: As it released its latest assessment of the situation in Mexico, the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances explained that the new report is not limited to a specific period, but integrates information accumulated dating back at least to 2006.

Issue Apr 08-14 2026: Beaten, pepper-sprayed, and stripped of their belongings. This is how at least ten journalists and press workers were repressed this April 9 in Caracas while covering a march organized by professional guilds and students to demand dignified wages and pensions.

Issue Apr 01-07 2026: While Colombia has well-developed national and territorial security policy plans, when it comes to financing them local governments are often left to fend for themselves.