Issue Feb 22-28 2023: Before he died, Eduardo Mendúa of Ecuador served as “the director of international Relations of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie).”

Issue Feb 15-21 2023: According to the 2021 Global Organized Crime Index, Mexico is ranked fourth in the world and second in the Americas, behind Colombia.

Issue Feb 15-21 2023: Under President Gustavo Petro, Colombia has created “La Paz Total” (Total Peace) to curtail damages from guerrillas and paramilitaries.

Issue Feb 15-21 2023: Blanca Izaguirre, the Honduran Commissioner for Human Rights, urged the State to defend environmental defenders by protecting the land and the environment.

Issue Feb 15-21 2023: In the case of serious or imminent threats in Chile, the Controller General of the Republic approved a government decree for the draft constitutional reform to protect critical infrastructure by the Armed Forces.

Issue Feb 08-14 2023: In Peru, there was an uptick in police misconduct, and there has been a staggering number of “arbitrary arrests.”

Issue Feb 08-14 2023: Just prior to the release of the report by the third panel of experts investigating the death of Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, his nephew has stated that “agents of the [military dictatorship] had killed one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century.”

Issue Feb 08-14 2023: With all the destruction provoked by Bolsonaro’s “death pulse,” those who suffered the most were poor and black women.

Issue Feb 01-07 2023: As the war between the Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) cartels intensifies, the areas where the Mexican states of Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Jalisco, and Aguascalientes meet have experienced a rise in the disappearances of people.

Issue Feb 01-07 2023: Brazil’s Armed Forces (FA) have been adopting “campaign manuals” that interpret the broad doctrine of modern conflicts and instill the “political protagonism” of officers in the highest ranks.