Issue Aug 14-20 2024: On May 16, 2023, the family of Luis Armando Rodríguez, 52, imprisoned in the Quezaltepeque prison by the Salvadoran government, received a document in which a judge ordered his immediate release.

Issue Aug 14-20 2024: Questions are mounting over a $619 million contract awarded by the Ministry of Justice to Unholster for developing a missing persons search platform, following a previous $98 million contract with the same company.

Issue Aug 14-20 2024: For the last year, sicarios from La Familia Michoacana have threatened residents of La Palma, a town in the Sierra de Petatlán in the Mexican state of Guerrero, warning them that they would regret not submitting to gang imposed fees and recruitment drives.

Issue Aug 14-20 2024: Alias ​​Antonio Garcíathe, a commander of the ELN guerrilla group has stated on social media that he is frustrated by the government’s delay in their decision on removing the ELN from the list of Gaos.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: Mexico has the third highest murder rate for environmental defenders in the world, a position which reflects the lack of government authority in many of its territories.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: The Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia (AGC), currently the nation’s largest organized criminal group, has agreed to enter into a “socio-legal” dialogue with President Gustavo Petro’s government, which seeks a legal pathway to demobilization and lasting peace for Colombian society.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Amidst escalating violence and criminal activities, the Honduran government has launched a significant military operation.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Amidst political and administrative strife, Colombia has struggled to maintain stability in three key areas: conventional defense, internal security, and citizen security.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: It has long been known that under the prior Bolsonaro administration, the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) spied on the then president’s political rivals and adversaries.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: On August 5, Indigenous Tzotzil members of the Civil Society Organization Las Abejas de Acteal gathered in the community of Nuevo Yibeljoj, in Chiapas, Mexico, to demand peace and justice as organized crime continues to wreak havoc in their communities.