Facing Death and Dismissal, Mexico's Mothers Keep Searching
ELITES AND CRIME /
4 NOV 2022
Mothers searching for their disappeared loved ones in Mexico face increasing threats and killings.
All About Gender and Crime
NEWS
GENDER AND CRIME /
21 SEP 2022
Accused drug trafficker Sandra Ávila Beltrán is demanding she be paid royalties for the “Queen of the South” Netflix series.
BRAZIL /
5 SEP 2022
Brazil's city of Rio de Janeiro is suffering a major security crisis, as gender and religion affect organized crime in the city.
G9 /
23 AUG 2022
Haitian gangs, G9 and G-PEP, have been accused of raping dozens of women in conflict-ridden neighborhoods of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
ARGENTINA /
17 AUG 2022
Argentina Judge Sabrina Namer explains why criminal courts should include gender perspectives in their decisions.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC /
11 AUG 2022
A network which sexually trafficked Colombian and Venezuelan women to the Dominican Republic has been dismantled.
COLOMBIA /
4 AUG 2022
Alejandra Miller of Colombia’s Truth Commission explained why women and LGBTIQ+ persons were disproportionately affected by the armed conflict.
COLOMBIA /
1 JUL 2022
Colombian police uncovered a sex ring featuring underage migrants from Venezuela. Why does sex trafficking flourish in border areas?…
EL SALVADOR /
15 JUN 2022
El Salvador's sweeping crackdown, which has seen over 30,000 people arrested, may in fact drive many desperate young people straight into the arms of the gangs.
EL SALVADOR /
15 JUN 2022
Flaca was devoted to the MS13. But after suffering violence, abuse and rape, she turned to the one escape open to her: religion…
EL SALVADOR /
15 JUN 2022
The MS13 gang and the Pentecostal Church are two worlds seemingly at odds. One man, known as Elvis, has a foot in both.
EL SALVADOR /
28 APR 2022
Gang members' romantic partners are often also their victims, subordinate to the whims of their companions. MS13 members have been able to exploit these connections to dominate the lives of…
EL SALVADOR /
28 APR 2022
The notorious MS13 street gang boasts a diverse criminal portfolio – including prostitution. Through violence, abuse and intimidation, the gang has steadily gained control of this illicit economy on the…
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Escaping Barrio 18
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Last week, InSight Crime published an investigation charting the story of Desafío, a 28-year-old Barrio 18 gang member who is desperate to escape gang life. But there’s one problem: he’s…
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Our coverage of the arrest of Chapitos’ co-founder Ovidio Guzmán López in Mexico has received worldwide attention.In the UK, outlets including The Independent and BBC…
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16 DEC 2022
Last week, InSight Crime Co-founder Steven Dudley took part in the International Anti-Corruption Conference organized by the US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor and…
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Immediate Response to US-Mexico Marijuana Investigation
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InSight Crime’s investigation into how the legalization of marijuana in many US states has changed Mexico’s criminal dynamics made a splash this week appearing on the front page of…
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