News Analysis

Knight Foundation: Murders of Journalists in Latin America Tied to Investigations into Organized Crime

A new report by the Knight Foundation examines journalists killed due to their investigations into organized crime activities. …

Govt Promises to Protect Juarez Doctors After Strike

After a 24-hour strike by doctors in Ciudad Juarez, the government has promised more security for health care professionals in…

Top Mexican Drug Lord May Go Free

A judge this week dismissed the most serious charges against one of the leaders of the Juarez Cartel,…

6,000 Demobilized Paramilitaries have Returned to Crime

A report from Colombia's National Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation (CNNR) this week says 6,000 demobilized…

Study Looks at Transnational Crime in Northern Triangle

A panel discussion Monday at the Wilson Center highlighted the interconnectedness of organized criminal groups in El Salvador, Honduras and…

WikiLeaks: Jamaica 'Ignoring' Cubans Concerns of Drug Smuggling

Cuban officials were repeatedly frustrated by their attempts to engage Jamaican authorities on the issue of drug trafficking through Cuban…

Mexican Lawmaker, Allegedly Connected to Crime Boss, Loses Immunity

Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies this week stripped lawmaker Julio César Godoy Toscano of his legal immunity, paving the way for…

3 Months After Passing Anti-Gang Law, El Salvador's Courts Await Implementation

Three months after the government passed a tough new law criminalizing gang membership, El Salvador’s Attorney General has yet to…

Officials Discover FARC Arms Cache in Western Colombia

Police in the western coastal city of Buenaventura on Wednesday discovered a sizeable arms and munitions cache used by the…

Familia Michoacana Leader Tells Michoacan 'God is With Us Until Victory'

In an audio recording attributed to a top leader of the Familia Michoacana, the group's self-serving ideology is heard in…

Survey: Nearly 80% of Mexicans Have Little or No Confidence in Federal Police

According to the 2010 National Survey of Insecurity (Encuesta Nacional de Inseguridad), the vast majority -77.8 percent- of Mexicans have…

Cable Highlights Widespread Flaws in 'Porous' Mexico-Guatemala Border

According to a U.S. State Department cable released by the international whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, state department officials are highly concerned…