Honduras’ Stalled AG Election Shows Political Obstacles to Fighting Crime
Lawmakers in Honduras are deadlocked over the selection of a new attorney general, underscoring the political obstacles to constructing an…
Footballers sick of violence ruining the game call on elders, parents to step up
Success is not just hard-fought wins and premierships for the players and leaders at the Yardgee Dockers Football Club —…
InSight Crime Discusses Honduran Women’s Prison Investigation
Investigators Victoria Dittmar and María Fernanda Ramírez discussed InSight Crime’s recent investigation of a massacre in Honduras’ only women’s prison…
Guatemala Ex-President Pleads Guilty in Graft Case Amid Shifting Corruption Climate
Guatemala’s ex-President Otto Pérez Molina has pleaded guilty in a bribery and money laundering case, but the move could be…
Is Northeast Cartel Expansion Driving Killings of Police in Nuevo León, Mexico?
Killings of police officers in Mexico’s northern state of Nuevo León have increased 143% between 2019 and 2022 amid a…
Tren de Aragua Brand Spurs Criminal Imposters Outside Venezuela
A string of arrests across the Andes has targeted extortionists posing as members of the Tren de Aragua, showing how…
Venezuelan Extortion Gangs Exploiting Instagram to Amplify Threats
Venezuelan extortion gangs are increasingly moving beyond issuing direct threats, instead broadcasting wide-reaching acts of intimidation to residents via social…
Are Ecuador’s Army, Police, and Prisons Beyond Reform?
The state of Ecuador’s security institutions and their inability to halt runaway criminal violence has been a central theme of…
Colombia Restarts Peace Talks with Ex-FARC Mafia, but Violence Persists
The Colombian government and a leading faction of the ex-FARC mafia have begun a new round of negotiations, in what…
3 Obstacles to Uruguay’s Fight Against Money Laundering
Money laundering cases tied to drug trafficking in Uruguay have almost doubled in the past five years, according to a…