Issue Jan 21-27 2026: The Guatemalan government reports dozens of arrests in two days under a state of emergency. Arévalo avoids naming the “political structures” accused of colluding with Barrio 18 but singled out and accused the gang of conspiring to assassinate him in 2023.

Issue Jan 14-20 2026: Argemiro Luzardo is a 55-year-old Indigenous inhabitant of Colombia’s Guainía department, where he earns his living by risking his life, diving up to 40 meters in the Inírida River in search of gold.

Issue Jan 14-20 2026: What is the human rights situation in Mexico at the end of 2025? The most complex challenge over the past two decades has been violations of the right to integrity, the right to life and the prohibition of forced disappearance and torture.

Issue Jan 14-20 2026: The deadliest police operation in history left 121 dead in October.

Issue Jan 07-13 2026: The Mexican government has announced that the county experienced a 40% drop in the homicide rate in 2025 relative to previous years under other administrations, falling from 86.9 cases in September of 2025 to 54.5 cases in October of 2025. Nonetheless, other official indicators, such as an increase in the number

Issue Jan 07-13 2026: Last year was not good for peace in Colombia. While the Petro administration plans to hold new negotiations, including round table talks with ex-commanders of the AUC, the public remains skeptical. According to a recent poll, 65% of those surveyed said that they believed the total peace plan was going poorly

Issue Jan 07-13 2026: Hugo Motta’s aggression against reporters was not isolated incidents. Brutality and limitations on the work of the press have been occurring for months.

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: At least two videos showing individuals dressed as police committing robbery and murder in Guayaquil went viral during the last week of December 2025 and the first days of 2026.

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: In an official statement, Guatemala’s Minister of the Interior, Marco Antonio Villeda, alluded to the claim made by officials in Washington that former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro used Guatemala, among other countries, as a key hub to transport drugs to the United States.

Issue Jan 01-06 2026: A violent mass shooting in the Ecuadorian port city of Manta left at least six people dead and a dozen wounded on New Year’s Eve, as President Daniel Noboa declared a fresh 60-day State of Emergency across nine provinces.