Gender and Crime

13 women were murdered in Buenaventura in 2013

Sadism, Death and Abuse: Women and War in Buenaventura

by James Bargent 16 May 201424 Apr 2023

Susana Trimarco with a photo of her daughter, Marita

Brief

Convictions in Landmark Argentina Sex Trafficking Case Blow Against Impunity

by James Bargent 9 Apr 201424 Apr 2023

Police arrest a gang-affiliated Cali woman for homicide

Brief

Colombia Women Victims, But Also Participants, in Violent Organized Crime

by Marguerite Cawley 10 Mar 201424 Apr 2023

A sex worker in Mexico City

Brief

Family-Run Sex Trafficking Rising in Rural Mexico: AG

by Charles Parkinson 5 Mar 201424 Apr 2023

Sex trafficking of minors is a major problem in Mexico

Brief

Mexico Sex Traffickers Using Child Recruiters in Evolving Trade

by Marguerite Cawley 4 Feb 201424 Apr 2023

Women need to come to the forefront of the truce

Where Are the Women in the El Salvador Gang Truce?

by Jennifer Peirce 7 Jan 201424 Apr 2023

Children, Sex and Gangs in Medellin

by James Bargent 16 Dec 20132 Nov 2023

A female prisoner in Mexico

LatAm Prison System Failing Women Drug Convicts

by Charles Parkinson 12 Nov 201324 Apr 2023

450,000 children work in Paraguay

Brief

Paraguay Govt Corruption Fueling Child Prostitution: UN

by Miriam Wells 11 Oct 201324 Apr 2023

Women working as prostitutes in Madre de Dios

Brief

Peru Dismantles Sex Trafficking Ring in Illegal Mining Heartland

by Marguerite Cawley 4 Oct 201324 Apr 2023

Prostitutes in Mexico City's La Merced dsitrict

Brief

Drug Cartel Control Feeding Mexico Sex Trafficking

by Charles Parkinson 23 Sep 201324 Apr 2023

The two Honduran women arrested September 2

Brief

Criminal Groups Use Women to Move Guns in Honduras

by Marguerite Cawley 6 Sep 201324 Apr 2023

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