Issue Feb 14-20 2024: The recent focus of protests in Colombia has been on the alleged attempted coup d’état that President Petro spoke of, citing a “breakdown of institutions” due to the Supreme Court’s failure to elect a new prosecutor.

Issue Feb 07-13 2024: On the eve of ex-president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández’s U.S. trial for drug trafficking, current President of Honduras Xiomara Castro issued a statement affirming that she is dedicated to transforming the “narco-dictatorship” she inherited from her predecessor.

Issue Feb 07-13 2024: While the Colombian media continues to buzz about President Gustavo Petro’s consideration for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, it’s worth taking a closer look at why he was nominated – is he truly deserving of the Prize?

Issue Jan 31-Feb 06 2024: The Brazilian Armed Forces have seized upon an illegal espionage scandal enveloping the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) as an opportunity to retake control of intelligence operations by promoting the proposed creation of a National Cyber Security Agency – or ANCiber – an entity which would be tied to the Institutional

Issue Jan 31-Feb 06 2024: Indigenous communities of Buenaventura in Colombia have been intimidated into confinement by alleged members of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN).

Issue Jan 31-Feb 06 2024: The nine judges of the Corte Constitucional (CC) voted on Monday, February 5, to approve the reformation of article 158 of Ecuador’s Constitution.

Issue Jan 24-30 2024: Journalist Luis Alonzo Teruel was attacked and shot on a road in Atima, Honduras, resulting in his death.

Issue Jan 24-30 2024: Evidence has been presented of the Salvadoran government conspiring with gang leaders to recapture the illegally released Élmer Canales Rivera, known under the alias Crook.

Issue Jan 24-30 2024: In Nueva Prosperina, a peripheral district in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, gangs have taken advantage of the area’s isolation to seize properties from terrified residents and turn them into bases of operation for their illegal activities.

Issue Jan 24-30 2024: Although the Mexican government repeatedly stresses its determination to control corruption and reduce violence, organized crime groups in the country continue to pose a formidable challenge.