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 new government report, raising concerns that criminal organizations are taking…
Paraguay's New Cabinet Shadowed by Criminal Ties
Paraguay’s new president, Santiago Peña, will face entrenched organized criminal interests, some of which appear to have close ties to members of his own cabinet. …
Uruguay's Homegrown Crime Groups Likely to Stay Local, Study Says
Mounting homicides and increased drug trafficking have raised concerns about organized crime in Uruguay. Recent studies presented to the Ministry of the Interior came to mixed conclusions: Uruguay is unlikely…
DataInSights: Are Pretrial Detentions Fueling Organized Crime in Paraguay?
Listen to this article This audio was generated using text-to-speech software Insecurity is rising in Paraguay, and the government is increasing recruitment opportunities for organized crime groups by jailing thousands…
Can Brazil Keep Illegal Miners Off Yanomami Lands?
Brazil’s Federal Police detected no new illegal mines on Yanomami territory, but there remain barriers to ending illegal mining in the area. …
Crime Groups Drive Pre-Election Violence in Mexico, Brazil: Study
Acts of violence directly targeting government officials are more common in Mexico and Brazil than in other parts of the world.
DataInSights: Latin America’s Homicide Hotspots
From Colima to Caracas, some parts of Latin America have stubbornly high homicide rates, far higher than the rest of their country.
DataInSights: The Rise and Fall of Ransom Kidnappings in Argentina
Ransom kidnapping became a lucrative criminal economy in Argentina. But since 2015, they've nosedived. Why?…
Paraguay Election Dims Chances of Corruption Crackdown
Santiago Peña won Sunday’s election for Paraguay’s presidency. But questions remain about how the country’s corruption problems will be solved.
Corruption Takes Center Stage in Paraguay Presidential Election
Paraguay will hold its presidential elections on April 30. Here, we break down how each candidate will tackle political corruption.
Ecuador Gang Massacre Highlights Intensified Fight for Drug Routes
The Tiguerones gang is thought to be behind the massacre in Esmeraldas, as they battle for control of international drug trafficking routes.
Will Designating Mexican Crime Groups as Terrorists Help Fight Them?
US officials may designate Mexican crime groups as terrorists, but this mischaracterizes the threat. …
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InSight Crime’s work on emerging coca cultivation in Honduras, Guatemala, and Venezuela was cited in the Colombian government’s…
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 in a Twitter Spaces event on…
Human Trafficking Investigation Published in Leading Mexican Newspaper
Leading Mexican media outlet El Universal featured our most recent investigation, “The Geography of Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border,” on the front page of its August 30…
InSight Crime's Coverage of Ecuador Leads International Debate
This week, Jeremy McDermott, co-director of InSight Crime, was interviewed by La Sexta, a Spanish television channel, about the situation of extreme violence and insecurity in Ecuador…
Human Rights Watch Draws on InSight Crime's Haiti Coverage
Non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch relied on InSight Crime's coverage this week, citing six articles and one of our criminal profiles in its latest report on the humanitarian…
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