President Nayib Bukele reported that the National Civil Police (PNC) and the Armed Forces have captured 5,747 suspected gang members in the last nine days in El Salvador.
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The prominent Colombian cities of Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali, as well as other large cities, are attractive hubs for the criminal activities of urban militias.
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The Fiscalía General del Estado (FGE) reported that it will continue with the investigations related to the events in Maravatío and Zinapécuaro.
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A month after the disappearance of 43 normalists from Ayotzinapa, members of the Navy were present at the Cocula garbage dump, unloading and handling packages with unknown contents.
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Prisoners Defenders (PD) is preparing a report containing “15 patterns of mistreatment and torture” of prisoners in Cuba to present to the UN next week.
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The recently released podcast series, Después de Ayotzinapa, sheds new light on the case of the disappearance of 43 normalistas (students learning to be teachers) in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico in 2014.
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After two years of restrictions as the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the world, mass celebrations returned to the streets of Buenos Aires to commemorate the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice on March 24.
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Juan Julio Fernández Hanco of the Tambopata National Reserve has been killed. Caretas Magazine of Peru reported on his death. He was the brother of Germán Fernández Hanco, the coordinator of the management committee of the Reserva Nacional Tambopata and who opposes illegal mining in the region. This is a fatal response to the years
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In a country that often fails to deliver justice to families who have had loved ones disappear, Mexican mothers, sisters, and daughters take this responsibility into their own hands.
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A project entitled “Safety Matters: research and education on the safety of journalists” has brought together researchers and doctoral candidates from Brazil, Norway, South Africa, and the United States.
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