Tag: violence

AMLO Mexico Security

Is AMLO’s approach to crime working after one year?

Chilean protesters

Protesters in Ecuador and Chile resort to violence in order to be heard

Local elections politics violence Colombia

Insufficient protection measures leave Colombia’s candidates vulnerable

Bus burnt Santiago de Chile

Chilean president declares state of emergency and imposes curfews over violent protests

Empty Chamber of Deputies Uruguay

Voters in Uruguay dissatisfied with political status quo

Social leader killings Colombia

In photos: Medellín marches for the lives of social leaders

Honduras protest coup 2009

Protests in Honduras continue amid calls for president’s resignation

Prison fence Violence Brazil

Why are inmates still dying in Brazil’s violent prisons?

80% of the crime in medium and large Latin American cities takes place on 2% of the streets.

When “mano dura” policing is not the only option