Central America
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Partners in Crime: The Rise of Women in Mexico’s Illegal Groups
To arrest this trend, and to help offenders leave these groups, authorities should cooperate with civil society to provide alternative…
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Protect Women with Disabilities from Violence in Mexico
Imagine being trapped with someone who is violent and abusive towards you and having no way to escape Carlos Ríos…
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Americas: Migrants Pushed to Cross Darién Gap, Abused
Lack of Safe and Legal Pathways Risks People’s Lives, Empowers Organized Crime Movement restrictions, often promoted by the United States,…
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Bottleneck of the Americas: Crime and Migration in the Darién Gap
Steps to improve law enforcement, ease crises in countries of origin and provide more humanitarian aid would push policy in…
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Mexican police officers convicted over 2021 migrant killings
The bodies of 17 migrants were found in a burnt-out vehicle in the town of Camargo in Tamaulipas state. BBC…
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World nations debate future of deep-sea mining in Jamaica
Nations opposed to deep sea mineral mining and those in favor of exploiting the oceans’ depths butted heads in Jamaica…
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European Parliament Approves Vicious Anti-Cuba Resolution
A month later in Paris, protests orchestrated by a Cuban émigré university professor forced a prestigious poetry festival to withdraw the…
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Mexico’s Forgotten Mayors: The Role of Local Government in Fighting Crime
At the same time, the federal government has wrested policing away from town halls. ICG A reset is needed to…
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17-year-old Honduran migrant dies in US custody
The boy, who died at a shelter facility in Florida, was identified by the Honduran foreign affairs office as Ángel…
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A Caribbean island’s quest to become the world’s first climate-resilient nation
Can it fulfil plans to become the world’s first climate-resilient nation? Jose Alison Kentish BBC On a sunny Monday morning…
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“I Don’t Want to Disappear”: How Mexico’s Criminal Violence Reshapes Women’s Lives
The state has taken some steps to address this crisis, but it can do much more. Angélica Ospina-Escobar ICG Two…
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Ecuador Eases Access to Guns Amid Spike in Violence
Ecuador is allowing civilians to carry guns in response to growing insecurity, potentially worsening the country’s violence by giving criminals…
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El Salvador: Court Hears Case on Total Abortion Ban
Inter-American Court Ruling Could Set Precedent in Latin America and the Caribbean HRW (Washington, DC) – An Inter-American Court of…
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Frustrated migrants storm border between Mexico and El Paso, Texas
The sudden crush prompted opponents of President Joe Biden to call for better border security. BBC The group of mostly…
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Democracy on the brink: Why this country is without any elected politicians
Haiti’s last elected senators have officially left office this week, as its people seek to escape from a humanitarian crisis…
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US Embassy in Cuba resumes visa and consular services
At least 20,000 visas a year will likely be issued, primarily to Cubans trying to reach family members in the…
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