10/06/2018 | Frente Externo
Nicaragua university students under attack in political uprising against Ortega
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA : University student Valeska Sandoval gingerly removed her sock to expose a bloody toe wrapped in gauze as she recounted a night of terror at the hands of a dozen armed men.
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24/02/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Using Data to Predict and Prevent Crime in LatAm
Can Latin America see greater success in reducing urban crime and violence by emphasizing data collection and analysis? InSight Crime takes a look at three such initiatives in the region.
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21/02/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Why Is Mexico Rejecting UN Findings on Disappearances?
Mexico has refuted the findings of a United Nations committee on the country's enforced disappearances while welcoming input from a regional human rights body, raising questions about why the government is trying to discredit the committee's conclusions.
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30/01/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Mexico Wraps Up Iguala Investigation Amid Widespread Doubts
Authorities in Mexico have presented the conclusions of their investigation into the 43 missing students from Guerrero state, indicating they are ready to put the matter to rest. However, it may be that no amount of evidence will be enough to overcome the government's credibility problem.
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13/01/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Behind Colombia's Dramatic Fall in Kidnappings
Colombia was once the kidnap capital of the world, with eight reported abductions a day, but in the past 15 years that number has fallen to less than one a day. How did the country achieve this remarkable turnaround?
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12/01/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
El Salvador Homicides Skyrocket After Gang Truce Unravels
Following the collapse of a controversial gang truce, El Salvador saw homicides spike by 57 percent in 2014. Now that the president has come out against reinstating the truce, the country faces a difficult way forward in terms of lowering violence.
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19/12/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Meet Peru’s New 'Narco-Governors'
Following December 7 run-off elections, Peru has now elected at least six governors under investigation or facing charges for crimes ranging from embezzlement to drug trafficking, which undermines the legitimacy of regional government in many parts of the country.
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01/12/2014 | Sociedad
Mexico, Haiti Have Highest Numbers of 'Modern Slaves' In the Americas
The Global Slavery Index has identified Mexico, Haiti, and Brazil as the countries with the highest number of people subjected to modern slavery in the Americas, partly due to the criminal groups in these countries who exploit children and other vulnerable populations.
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25/11/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Venezuela’s Leftist Collectives: Criminals or Revolutionaries?
A recent clash between Venezuela's collectives and police -- which may have led to the removal of the country's Interior Minister -- illustrates the complex and ambiguous relationship between the state and the country's militant leftist groups, which have been accused of criminal activity.
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02/11/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Argentina Embroiled In Narco Corruption Scandals: Report
A report on the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner looks at three scandals involving corruption, money laundering, and precursor chemical trafficking, all of which point to Argentina's expanding role in the transnational drug trade.
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06/10/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Paraguay’s Guerrillas Producing Drugs: Anti-Drug Chief
Paraguay's anti-drug chief has said the EPP guerrilla group has moved from taxing drug production to producing their own marijuana, but the group's limited manpower and resources restrict any direct and large-scale involvement in the drug trade.
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06/10/2014 | En Parrilla
Bolivia Plans to Tax Coca Production
Coca growers in Bolivia have expressed support for the government's plan to tax the production of coca leaves, but the measure could potentially end up pushing more coca into the illegal drug market, where growers can make a larger profit.
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05/10/2014 | Frente Externo
Peru 2014 Candidates Show Need for Electoral Reform?
The campaigns leading up to Peru's elections on October 5 have been mired in scandal -- over three hundred candidates have been excluded due to their criminal records, with dozens linked to drug trafficking. InSight Crime takes a look at three candidates who have been caught in the fray.
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21/09/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Smugglers Moving Dominicans From Bolivia to Chile
Authorities in Bolivia have identified a network of Peruvian coyotes dedicated to smuggling Dominicans into Chile, highlighting how economic changes have spurred the development of new migration patterns and accompanying criminal networks.
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31/08/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Urabeños, Social Control and Coca Corridors in Colombia
A report says Colombia's Urabeños criminal group has subjected 3,000 people to siege-like conditions in a town in the northeastern province of Bolivar, an unusual tactic that highlights the degree of social control the group can exert in areas of strategic importance.
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24/08/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Venezuela Perceived As Most Dangerous Country In the World
Venezuela ranked the lowest in the world for perceptions of security in a recent Gallup poll, while citizens in Ecuador reported feeling considerably safer than four years ago, illustrating changing security perceptions amid constant shifts in the region's criminal landscape.
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24/08/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Conflicting Crime Stats Call Mexico Security Narrative into Question
Mexico's National Citizen Observatory has identified major discrepancies in crime figures reported by the country's two official statistics sources, casting doubt on the validity of current data pointing to a large drop in homicides.
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21/08/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Narco-Paramilitary Boss Pijarbey Set to Be Major Colombian Kingpin
A former paramilitary known as "Pijarbey" is rebuilding the drug empire of fragmented trafficking group the ERPAC in Colombia's Eastern Plains, and is now positioning himself to become a major actor in Colombia's underworld -- if he can evade capture.
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21/08/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Mara-Inspired Gangs Take Root in North Nicaragua
A report highlights a shift in gang activity in northern Nicaragua, where local groups are copying the style of, and making contact with, the MS13 and Barrio 18 street gangs found in Central America's violent "Northern Triangle."
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09/08/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
FARC, Colombia Govt Drug Agreement Doomed to Failure?
As peace talks between the Colombian government and FARC rebels stumble on, a report from the Transnational Institute finds deep flaws in the May agreement on illegal drugs, with implementation difficult and little probability of improving the situation on the ground.
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15/07/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Guyana May be Placed on Money Laundering Blacklist Amid Rise in Organized Crime
Guyana is at risk of being placed on an international money laundering black list after the government failed to pass relevant legislation, even as organized crime in this remote South American nation is on the increase.
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29/06/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
'Narco-Mom' Takes Charge of Tijuana Cartel
The capture of Tijuana Cartel leader Fernando Sanchez Arellano has left his mother in charge of the Mexican drug trafficking group, a change that could herald a shift towards semi-legal business operations and less violence.
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23/06/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Mexico Criminal Groups Running Sophisticated Distribution Networks for Stolen Oil
The Zetas and the Gulf Cartel have reportedly set up an extensive gasoline distribution system in north Mexico that rivals that of state oil company Pemex, as oil-theft trade becomes an ever more sophisticated and lucrative criminal activity.
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25/05/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Synthetic Drug Report Suggests LatAm Criminal Migration, Growing Local Market
The first comprehensive United Nations report on synthetic drugs discusses a growing number of production laboratories and the seizures of large quantities of precursor chemicals in Central and South America, pointing to both criminal migration and a budding regional market.
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