Monthly Archives: January 2015
After the fall in killings by police following the implementation of the Police Pacification Unit...
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Police Killings in Brazil: Legalized Violence
Three quarters of Mexico's municipalities are vulnerable to infiltration and corruption by...
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75% of Mexico Municipalities Susceptible to Organized Crime: Official
Following the mysterious death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, the government in Argentina has done...
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Will Argentina’s 180 on Prosecutor’s Death Stem Political Damage?
By one watchdog's count, about 86 percent of the world's most violent cities are based in Latin...
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Latin America Dominates List of World’s Most Violent Cities
A new study suggests the number of guns trafficked from the United States to Mexico is higher than...
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2,000 Illegal Weapons Cross US-Mexico Border Per Day: Report
The number of security personnel murdered in Venezuela rose nearly 20 percent in 2014, a reflection...
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Why are Killings of Security Forces in Venezuela on the Rise?
In a stark statement illustrating the gravity of the current situation in El Salvador, the director...
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El Salvador Police Chief Targets Rising Gang Violence
Authorities say crack use has dropped 80 percent since the implementation of a state-run drug...
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Is São Paulo’s Drug Treatment Program Working?
Wherever Daniel Mejia Lozano goes, he wears a bullet-proof vest and has a government-financed...
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Journalists Increasingly Under Fire in Colombia
Paraguay officials say police based along the Brazilian border stole a shipment of seized cocaine,...
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‘Police Stole Cocaine Shipment in Paraguay’
Authorities have reported at least 100 disappearances involving police in the southwest state of...
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‘Police Behind 100 Disappearances in Guerrero, Mexico’
Authorities in Colombia have captured a man they said was the main Argentina-based connection for...
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