After a 12-day strike, military police in Ceará decided to end their riot on March 1st.
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A strong police presence and the illegal house arrest of political opponents marks the reactivation of political repression in Nicaragua.
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Ernesto Samper, the former Colombian president, has become the first to speak before the Truth Commission.
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Although police brutality is an issue in many countries around the world, whenever there is a case of police brutality in Brazil, there are usually no repercussions for the officers.
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Families of missing persons organize a search brigade due to the absence of help from public institutions.
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Guatemala’s bloodiest period in history took place during Efraín Ríos Montt’s reign as president of Guatemala, a time similar to that of the previous government of Guatemala.
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The National Assembly of the Commons will be held this year April 11th-16th. The proximity of this event has increased internal conflict and has caused the media to predict catastrophic outcomes for the FARC Party.
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El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras suffer an “epidemic of violence,” principally caused by maras: gangs that sustain themselves off of the poor youths and families in marginalized communities without protections by police nor incentives to maintain legally legitimate lifestyles.
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The National Guard stopped Central American migrants who tried to enter Mexico.
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The Human Rights Watch organization published a report which called the Guerillas the police force of Colombia, emphasizing the strengthening of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (National Liberation Army, ELN) and other armed groups in the Colombian department of Arauca and the Venezuelan state of Apure.
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