Issue Mar 11-17 2026: A mega-operation against organized crime has mobilized security forces across the country this Wednesday, the18th, with simultaneous actions taking place in 15 states.

Issue Mar 04-10 2026: Guatemala has expressed support for a regional effort to address organized crime while maintaining protections for human rights. This position was presented during the 195th session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, held in Guatemala City from March 9th to 13th.

Issue Mar 04-10 2026: The party—created so that Latin America’s oldest and most powerful guerrilla group could lay down its arms and engage in politics within Congress—is coming to an end. It concludes with far less fanfare than it began.

Issue Mar 04-10 2026: Service providers note that the perception of insecurity at the entry points to the municipality—coupled with the absence of a clear response from authorities—continues to fuel concern.

Issue Feb 25-Mar 03 2026: Recent violent incidents in Ecuador’s Manabí province that left nine people dead are bringing attention to a worrying pattern in the area. Since 2025, at least 86 people have simply “vanished,” of which between 47 and 48 cases involved people who simply went fishing or boating and never returned.

Issue Feb 25-Mar 03 2026: Recent reforms to Mexico’s judicial system are unlikely to end the long-standing impunity enjoyed by the state when it comes to crimes committed against the leaders of social movements.

Issue Feb 25-Mar 03 2026: For the first time, former leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have publicly acknowledged responsibility for the forced recruitment of thousands of children during the country’s armed conflict.

Issue Feb 18-24 2026: The new year has ushered in a host of problems for Colombia, given that the number of illegal armed organizations in the country has returned to levels not seen since 2011, when the peace process with the FARC was first initiated.

Issue Feb 18-24 2026: With Argentina nearing the fiftieth anniversary of the 1976 military coup, President Javier Milei’s government is considering moving the Subsecretaría de Derechos Humanos to a building in the Constitución neighborhood previously associated with the now-dissolved Ministry of Women, Gender, and Diversity, a move with potential symbolic significance.

Issue Feb 18-24 2026: Father Arnulfo Mina, a philosopher and graduate in religious studies, was born in Buenaventura 62 years ago and has been a resident of the Pacific coast for the last four decades. He has taken on the risk of mediating between guerrilla factions; mediating lacks clear protocols and legal guarantees. It often