On Sunday, March 17, 2019, Yanibel Ábrego, deputy president of the National Assembly, and his campaign team were attacked in the district of Capira.

Authorities in the Mexican state of Sonora are investigating the death of the journalist and radio host Santiago Barroso Alfaro.

The proposed “Ley de Reconciliación,” or “Reconciliation Act,” intends to grant amnesty to all Guatemalan military officers accused of, and already serving time for, committing crimes against humanity during Guatemala’s civil war.

The death of Sonoran journalist Santiago Barroso Alfaro is among the 145 murders since 2000 that have been committed against men and women who dedicated their lives to informing the public.

Violent acts and at least nine targeted killings committed by terrorists within the Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro (Vraem), have caused more than 25 families to flee the area in hopes of finding a safer home.

The cases of missing persons and unsolved mass murders remain a political failure for Mexico.

The Colombian state is attempting to use memory as a means to rewrite history, an unacceptable feat.

The Centro Penitenciario de San Francisco Gotera in El Salvador has transformed the prison environment from one that was murderous and hostile, to one that is full of worship and harmony.

The Colombian government cracked down on el Clan del Golfo harder than any other armed militant group last year, but the Clan survived and is now a reemerging threat.

Colombia’s internal struggle with violence between rivalling factions has been well-documented internationally.