InSight Crime Cited in New Colombia Drug Policy Plan
15 SEP 2023
InSight Crime’s work on emerging coca cultivation in Honduras, Guatemala, and Venezuela was cited in the Colombian government’s…
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InSight Crime Discusses Honduran Women's Prison Investigation
8 SEP 2023
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
1 SEP 2023
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
25 AUG 2023
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
18 AUG 2023
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…
InSight Crime Leads Discussion on Gender and Fentanyl in Central America
4 AUG 2023
Nine InSight Crime articles were cited by Deborah Bonello in her new book, “Narcas: The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels.” Among the stories Bonello explores in the…
'DataInSights' Featured Among Top Data Journalism Stories Worldwide
28 JUL 2023
Our recent data journalism piece on pretrial detention in Paraguay was featured in the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)’s “Data Journalism Top 10” for the week…
Organized Crime Gains Strength Thanks to US Immigration Policy
7 JUL 2023
Our most recent investigation on how US immigration policy foments organized crime on the US-Mexico border has generated discussion across Latin America. Media outlets including …
UN World Drug Report Cites InSight Crime
30 JUN 2023
Our recent coverage of synthetic drugs expands on the topics presented in the UNODC’s latest World Drug Report. What factors affect the market for synthetic drugs in Latin America? Why,…
InSight Crime Presents at UNODC Conference
9 JUN 2023
This week, InSight Crime director Steven Dudley and deputy editor Juan Diego Posada presented at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) forum “Cocaine in the…
All Eyes on Ecuador
2 JUN 2023
Our coverage of organized crime in Ecuador continues to be a valuable resource for international and local news outlets. Internationally, Reuters cited our 2022 Homicide Round-Up,…
Venezuela Coverage Receives Great Reception
27 MAY 2023
Several of InSight Crime’s most recent articles about Venezuela have been well received by regional media. Our article on Venezuela’s colectivos expanding beyond their political role to control access to…
InSight Crime's Chemical Precursor Report Continues
19 MAY 2023
For the second week in a row, our investigation into the flow of precursor chemicals for the manufacture of synthetic drugs in Mexico has been cited by multiple regional media…
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InSight Crime Cited in New Colombia Drug Policy Plan
15 SEP 2023
InSight Crime’s work on emerging coca cultivation in Honduras, Guatemala, and Venezuela was cited in the Colombian government’s…
THE ORGANIZATION
InSight Crime Discusses Honduran Women's Prison Investigation
8 SEP 2023
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…
THE ORGANIZATION
Human Trafficking Investigation Published in Leading Mexican Newspaper
1 SEP 2023
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…
THE ORGANIZATION
InSight Crime's Coverage of Ecuador Leads International Debate
25 AUG 2023
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…
THE ORGANIZATION
Human Rights Watch Draws on InSight Crime's Haiti Coverage
18 AUG 2023
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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