According to the Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico (Semar), a judge issued 30 arrest warrants for the marines who were allegedly linked to the disappearances of 25 people in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas state, which took place in 2014.

The Brazilian Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters (Abert) released their annual report regarding freedom of expression, which found a 168% increase in non-lethal violence against journalists in 2020.

In the past several years, there has been an alarming number of reports of torture and violence in the Mexico City prisons.

New waves of violence have caused massive displacements all throughout Colombia in the first quarter of 2021.

The conflict between the Venezuelan army and the Tenth Front of the FARC has left more than four thousand people displaced.

Brazil’s war on drugs has seen billions “thrown away” on enforcement and incarceration costs.

A recent car bomb, clashes between ELN and FARC dissidents, a kidnapping and subsequent murder have made the need for an alliance to combat violence in Cauca, Colombia.

Since the beginning of Mexico’s electoral cycle in September, there have been 139 political assassinations targeting both candidates running for office and non-militant officials.

Authorities suspect that the criminal gang Michoacan Family is behind the murder of 13 policemen (eight state and five ministerial agents) perpetrated on Thursday, March 18, in the community of Llano Grande, Coatepec Harinas, in the south of Mexico.

The president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, recently announced the first phase of the Comprehensive Citizen Security Strategy.