When Tren del Llano Went to War: Stolen Elections and Vengeance in Venezuela
This article is part of a series produced by InSight Crime and the Venezuelan human rights organization Defiende Venezuela. Explore…
The Day the Bombs Fell: The Anti-Gang Op Where Venezuela’s Security Forces Ran Wild
This explainer is part of a series produced by InSight Crime and the Venezuelan human rights organization Defiende Venezuela. Explore…
What the Murder of a Former Rebel Tells Us About Nicaragua’s Criminal Regime
Over 21,000 professionals trust InSight Crime for expert analysis on organized crime in Latin America Join our network of thought…
Report Puts International Banks, Honduras Elites at Center of Berta Cáceres Murder
The murder of renowned Indigenous activist and environmental defender Berta Cáceres in Honduras in 2016 was an organized criminal operation…
‘Israel Is The Global Rape Capital,’ Declares Elias Akleh in Explosive Report
Elias Akleh’s report exposes the savage, systematic torture and sexual abuse Palestinian prisoners suffer at the hands of Israeli forces.…
Google and Amazon Used Secret ‘Winking’ Code to Alert Israel of Data Access, Report Reveals
A recent investigation led by The Guardian has uncovered a covert system built into the $1.2 billion Project Nimbus cloud…
Mexico Doubles Down on Militarization With National Guard Reform
As part of a series of security reforms pushed by Mexico’s government, the country’s main civilian public security force has…
Video: Will El Salvador Reforms Help or Hinder Bukele’s Anti-Crime Fight?
Earlier this week El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly voted to abolish presidential term limits. That could allow President Nayib Bukele, to…
Gangs, Tattoos, and the Roots of the US Due Process Crisis
Daisy Rodriguez has seen her husband, Santos, just once in the last two years. She flew down to his homeland,…
Is Latin America Prepared to Mitigate Digital Recruitment by Crime Groups?
The recruitment of children into criminal organizations throughout Latin America via the use of social media platforms and online video…