Issue Jan 10-16 2024: The first seven days of 2024 saw a wave of violence sweep Mexico, with armed attacks in Guerrero, Guanajuato, and Sinaloa, continuing the trend of the previous year.

Issue Jan 10-16 2024: To remember the 60th anniversary of the coup which led to Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the Lula administration is pursuing initiatives to remember the details of the atrocities committed during that 21-year period.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Following a series of nationwide incidents reported on Tuesday, January 9, including the seizure of an Ecuadorian television station, President Daniel Noboa declared the country in a state of “internal armed conflict.”

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: In the final days of 2023, Mexico experienced a wave of kidnappings, armed confrontations, and killings.

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.