Guatemala Elites Meddle Again in Presidential Election, Suspending Results
Guatemala’s highest court has suspended the results of the presidential elections as the country’s elite corruption networks mount a last-gasp…
Venezuela Security Policy: The Criminal Exploitation of the Migrant Crisis
Over the last decade, millions of Venezuelans have fled economic collapse and political turmoil, creating what is possibly the biggest…
Can Brazil Keep Illegal Miners Off Yanomami Lands?
Brazil’s Federal Police detected no new illegal mines on Yanomami territory for the first time since monitoring began almost three…
UN World Drug Report Cites InSight Crime
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From Smuggling to Trafficking: One Migrant’s Nightmare on the Guatemala-Mexico Border
On July 21, 2021, prosecutors from Guatemala’s Attorney General’s Office and agents of the National Civil Police (Policía Nacional Civil…
US Indicts Chinese Companies in New Approach to Fighting Precursor Chemicals
The US government has brought its first-ever criminal charges against Chinese companies for allegedly trafficking precursor chemicals used to produce…
Crime Groups Drive Pre-Election Violence in Mexico, Brazil: Study
Organized crime groups use violence to manipulate elections in Mexico and Brazil, a new report has revealed. But surprisingly, some…
Honduras Anti-Gang Crackdown Targets Only One Source of Violence
The Honduran government is intensifying its anti-gang crackdown following recent outbursts of criminal violence, but its one-size-fits-all response fails to…
Does US Policy Exacerbate Migrant Kidnappings on the US-Mexico Border?
It was just after dawn when Ricardo Montes* saw nearly a dozen armed men in two pickup trucks arrive at…
The Gauntlet: One Migrant’s Journey from Venezuela to the US-Mexico Border
More than two months of travel across eight countries. Regular run-ins with corrupt police and migration officials, organized crime groups,…