Organised Crime
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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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Haiti: Surge in Violent Abuses
UN Security Council Response Should Uphold Rights Killings, kidnappings, and sexual violence by criminal groups in and around Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, have…
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Landmark Amazon Summit Needs to Grapple with Crime as well as Climate
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Bram Ebus explains that inter-governmental cooperation and a regional security strategy will be essential.…
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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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Are Fentanyl Trafficking Routes Shifting on the US-Mexico Border?
Over the last eight months, US officials have seized more illicit fentanyl at Arizona’s ports of entry than anywhere else…
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Thousands of tattooed inmates pictured in El Salvador mega-prison
Tens of thousands of suspected gangsters have been rounded up in the country under a state of emergency following a…
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When fishing boats go dark at sea, they’re often committing crimes – we mapped where it happens
The vessel had a known history of nefarious activities, including underreporting its catch and illegally dumping low-value fish to make room…
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Haiti’s Last Resort: Gangs and the Prospect of Foreign Intervention
Outside powers should prepare a mission only with solid backing from the country’s politicians, including their pledges to form a…
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Married to the mob: what the lives of two Camorra women tell us about how to challenge the power of the mafia
A petite and elegant 80-year-old woman with piercing brown eyes that are starting to fail and a melancholic smile, she…
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El Salvador: Thousands of troops surround city in gang crackdown
All roads leading to the city have been blocked, and special forces have been searching houses for gang members. Matt…
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Zim students stuck in Turkey
CYPRUS has said students lured to the country on dubious scholarship programmes are held in prisons in the Northern region…
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The fighter against prostitution
Huschke Mau was a prostitute. CNE Anna Lutz, PRO Medienmagazine Today she fights for a ban on prostitution. After spending…
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Hard Times in a Safe Haven: Protecting Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia
But dangers also await them, including the clutches of organised crime. Bogotá’s change of government is a chance to reset…
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Crown Sydney casino opens – another beacon for criminals looking to launder dirty money
But only if they are “VIPs”. Its licence to operate remains conditional, after being found unfit to run a casino…
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New Gang Battle Lines Scar Haiti as Political Deadlock Persists
In this Q&A, Crisis Group shows how the former and the latter are deeply intertwined. Diego Da Rin What is…
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Turkish Bananas: The Cocaine Road to Russia and the Persian Gulf
He’s not a cop or a criminal. Alessandro Ford InSight Crime Ahmet is a banana importer in Turkey. “This is…
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