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Colombia Expands Investigation of Gender Violence in Its Armed Conflict
AUC
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29 SEP 2023
Colombia’s transitional justice body has launched an in-depth study of how sexual and gender-based violence was used as a weapon of war.
BRAZIL
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28 SEP 2023
Although they traffic cocaine in smaller amounts, Nigerian groups still manage to move large quantities from Brazil to world markets.
MEXICO
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27 SEP 2023
International experts are predicting continued high levels of migration from Venezuela, which could prove a boon for organized crime groups…
COSTA RICA
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26 SEP 2023
Homicides are higher than ever in Costa Rica as authorities struggle to find the coordination required to tackle issue.
TREN DE ARAGUA
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25 SEP 2023
The Venezuelan government claims to have dismantled the Tren de Aragua gang, but its leaders have escaped and its operations…
BARRIO 18
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22 SEP 2023
Confidential police reports reveal that the three main gangs operating in El Salvador remain a real threat.
BARRIO 18
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22 SEP 2023
A close look at El Salvador's Police Information System, which is used to collect and analyze information on criminals in…
PRISONS
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20 SEP 2023
In a clear show of force, the Venezuelan state launched an unprecedented operation, surrounding the Tocorón prison in Aragua.
PERU
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19 SEP 2023
Venezuelan extortion gangs have made grenades a common part of their modus operandi to force victims to pay up. Now,…
CHAPITOS
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18 SEP 2023
In Mexico, criminal groups have prohibited fentanyl production, and the state extradited a top trafficker. Could this mean new US-Mexico…
COCAINE
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15 SEP 2023
Venezuela produces industrial quantities of urea, tons of which are stolen and smuggled into Colombia to feed cocaine labs.
CHILE
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14 SEP 2023
A Chinese crime group, the Bang, has made major inroads into Chile, setting up a marijuana empire and smuggling in…
COCA
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12 SEP 2023
President Gustavo Petro is seeking a radical shift in the way Colombia fights cocaine trafficking. But he may quickly run…
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