Colombia's Peace Process Stumbles as Gaitanista Ceasefire Ends
The end of a ceasefire with Colombia's largest criminal group, the AGC, is a serious body blow to hopes for peace.
Nature Under Threat in Ecuador as Gold Miners Target National Park
Podocarpus Natural Park in southern Ecuador is only the most recent one to be threatened by encroaching gold miners.
Murder Record Broken in Northern Ecuador as Gang Feuds Fuel Violence
Murders in Esmeraldas, northern Ecuador, have exploded. Gangs battling for control of drug trafficking routes are to blame.
ELN Keeps Fighting in Key State Despite Peace Talk Plans With Colombia Government
ELN fighting has reduced in most of Colombia following peace talk commitments, but in Arauca, the group remains active.
With Killings, Gaitanistas Send Colombia Police Message in Blood
Colombia's Urabeños are killing police officers, letting the incoming government know they're still a force to be reckoned with.
Colombia's Truth Commission Signposts Road to Peace for President-Elect to Follow
The historic publication of the Final Report from Colombia’s Truth Commission has crystallized the core issues that president-elect Gustavo Petro must overcome if he is to achieve the peace that…
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This week InSight Crime investigators Sara García and María Fernanda Ramírez led a discussion of the challenges posed by Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” plan within urban contexts. The…
InSight Crime Cited in New Colombia Drug Policy Plan
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…
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