The leader of the Paraguayan guerrilla Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo (EPP) Osvaldo Villalba has been killed in a confrontation with military members in Cerro Guasú, an area known for its clashes between the military, guerrillas, and drug trafficking groups.

Due to violence and poverty, more than 250,000 Hondurans have been forced to leave their homes.

Cases of religious violence are on the rise in Brazil, particularly religions of African origin such as Umbanda and candomblé.

El Salvador extended its emergency period of provisional law enforcement measures, such as arresting people without warrants.

Colombia’s unequal distribution of lands has been one of the causes of conflict in the country.

Issue Oct 05-11 2022: A 23-year-old man became the fifth victim of violence targeting journalists in Honduras, a country categorized by specialized organizations as one of the most violent and dangerous for journalists.

Issue Oct 05-11 2022: A new study carried out by the Brazilian human rights organizations Terra de Direitos and Justiça Global has found that since Brazil’s last presidential election in 2018, there has been an increase of more than 400% in political violence, reporting a total of 523 instances in the two-year period between September

Issue Oct 05-11 2022: Twenty-three political prisoners in Nicaragua have started hunger strikes to protest the prison conditions of isolation and torture imposed on them by the regime of President Daniel Ortega.

Issue Sep 28-Oct 04 2022: The government of Honduras has been sanctioned for the extrajudicial execution of Herminio Deras García, leader of the country’s communist party in 1983.

Issue Sep 28-Oct 04 2022: The Colombian government and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) signed a document in which they found common ground regarding three issues.