The encroachment of colonists on the lands of members of Miskita communities in Nicaragua and the Nicaraguan state’s disinterest has endangered 12 Miskita communities, according to a report by the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).

The Fuerzas de Acciones Especiales (FAES), the newly created Venezuelan special forces, have been involved in the murder of 238 people in Lara state in their first year of operations.

Brazil’s president, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, plans to use police and military to enforce domestic security.

Since April of 2018, Nicaraguan citizens have endured a repressive regime led by Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo.

–Researched and Written by Megan Bird— On July 17, Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was sentenced to life imprisonment for charges including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiracy to launder narcotics proceeds, international distribution of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and other drugs, and the use of firearms. Guzmán, known for repeatedly escaping from

New judicial processes surrounding the Santrich case in Colombia highlight the changing attitudes about guerrilla groups and the illegal drug trade.

Latin America is the most violent region of the world; 37% of worldwide homicides occur in the Americas, almost all of which happened in Latin America, despite the fact that the region is home to just 8% of the world’s population.

At least four Facebook pages based in Costa Rica have been spreading anti-government messages, promoting a coup d’etat against the president, Carlos Alvarado.

In Colombia, social leaders face a dangerous reality; every few days another leader is assassinated.

El Archivo Histórico de la Policía Nacional (AHPN), the national police archive in Guatemala, has recently seen a change in oversight from the United Nations Development Program to the Ministry of Culture.