Human Rights

Children walking to school in Cauca, Colombia

Colombian Armed Groups Continue Recruiting Children Amid Peace Talks

by Henry Shuldiner and Luisa Maria Acosta 14 Nov 202314 Nov 2023

Social leaders in Cauca, Colombia, at a funeral for a community member.

Social Leaders in Cauca, Colombia Face Down Threats From Crime Groups

by Luisa Maria Acosta 10 Oct 202313 Oct 2023

How Corruption, Complicity Fuel Human Trafficking in Ciudad Juárez

by Ignacio Alvarado Álvarez 30 Aug 202313 Oct 2023

Investigations Mexico

Death and Disappearance: Human Trafficking in Baja California

by Ignacio Alvarado Álvarez 30 Aug 202313 Oct 2023

Investigations Mexico

Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border: Family Clans, Coyotes, or ‘Cartels’?

by Parker Asmann and Steven Dudley 30 Aug 202313 Oct 2023

The Geography of Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border

Explotación minera ilegal en Parque Nacional Yapacana, Amazonas, Venezuela

News Illegal Mining

Is Evacuation of 8,600 Venezuelan Miners Just Another Smokescreen?

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 23 Aug 202322 Nov 2023

Police watch over suspected gang members arrested during Bukele's state of exception.

News El Salvador

Q&A: Voices Opposing Mano Dura Policies in Latin America Are Silenced

by Gavin Voss 25 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

Venezuelan migrants struggle to cross the Rio Grande between Mexico and the United States.

News Migration and Crime

Venezuela Security Policy: The Criminal Exploitation of the Migrant Crisis

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 4 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

A mining site in Yanomami territories of Brazil.

Can Brazil Keep Illegal Miners Off Yanomami Lands? 

by Christopher Newton 3 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

How US Policy Foments Organized Crime on US-Mexico Border

News Synthetic Drugs

In Sinaloa, Mexico, a Deadly Mix of Synthetic Drugs and Forced Disappearances

by Parker Asmann 27 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

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