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.

In November 2017, Fernando Linares Beltranena from the National Advancement Party (PAN) proposed a law that would provide amnesty to those who committed human rights violations during the Guatemalan Civil War.

Many young people lost their lives during protests against Ortega’s regime in 2018. 

Voting booths and ballot papers were set on fire in two municipalities of Morelos, demonstrating opposition to the government’s public vote on thermoelectric power in Huexca.