The murder of Benjamín López Palacios, president of the indigenous municipality of Xoxocotla, occurred on January 11, 2022, in the midst of a political and security crisis for the administration of former soccer player and current governor of Morelos, Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo.

Wednesday, January 5, marked the beginning of the trial against five civilian ex-patrolmen, who were accused of systematically raping 36 indigenous Maya Achí women during the Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996).

A report recently released by the organization Control Ciudadano found that 51 Venezuelans were killed by police and members of National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) in December 2021.

Since March of 2020, at least 1,940 journalists from 94 countries have died of COVID-19.

Twenty-one years have passed since the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) murdered 60 people in the village of El Salado and caused more than a thousand residents to flee.

Simulations carried out in 2020 revealed how elite troops of Brazil’s army are being trained to fight the left and social movements.

José Miguel Vivanco (60) has served as director of Human Rights Watch for the Americas for around 30 years and is now retiring from this position.

After decades of military influence and involvement in the Mexican state, seeing General Cresencio Sandoval in government, “uniform adorned with medals,” is a reminder of a past that Mexico has struggled to bury.

Reporters, editors, columnists, and communicators from Guatemala came together on the Día del Periodista (November 30, 2021) to denounce attacks on the press, as well as disrespect for their work.

Colombia has seen an upsurge in protests as citizens demand accountability from the government.