Vigilante justice in Mexico: A state-by-state guide
Citizens' self-defense groups, or vigilantes calling themselves "community police," are now active in 13 states and 68 municipalities across Mexico.Although many rural parts of Mexico have a tradition...
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The following is a round-up of some of the top news highlights from around the region this week.Inter-American Commission on Human RightsToday the Organization of American States (OAS) voted on...
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The following is a round-up of some of the top news highlights from around the region over the past week.ColombiaPeace talks between the FARC and Colombian government, scheduled to restart April 2,...
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The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.The U.S. State Department posted its 2014 budget request for foreign aid. According...
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The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.U.S. policySecretary of State John Kerry testified on the 2014 foreign aid budget...
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The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.U.S. PolicyAhead of President Obama's visit to Mexico next week, 24 lawmakers sent...
View ArticleOver 100 Groups Call on Obama & Mesoamerican Leaders to Tackle Root Causes of...
This post is cross-posted with the Latin America Working Group Education Fund's LAWGBlog. It was written by LAWG-EF Program Assistant Ruth Isabel Robles.As President Obama prepares to sit down for...
View ArticleUpdate: Vigilante justice in Mexico
Since our previous post on the new vigilante movement in Mexico, "community police" groups in the rural southwestern state of Guerrero have gained formal recognition, but other groups in neighboring...
View ArticleObama's trip to Mexico and Costa Rica
This weekend President Obama completed his much-anticipated visits to Mexico and Costa Rica. In both countries Obama promoted economic growth as the key to fighting organized crime and combating...
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The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.BrazilBrazil is planning to build a 10,000-mile virtual border fence. According to...
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The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.U.S. policyThe House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights,...
View ArticleLatin America Security by the Numbers
Between the two of them, President Obama and Vice President Biden have visited five countries in the region and met with or attended meetings with leaders from 25 countries in Latin America and the...
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The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.U.S. PolicyDelegations from Latin American countries and the United States gathered...
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The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.U.S. PolicyTwenty-one U.S. senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Kerry...
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The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.Protests: Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, VenezuelaThere have been...
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This post was written by CIP intern Ashley BadeschThe following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.MexicoMiguel Angel Trevino...
View ArticlePodcast: The Week Ahead: July 26, 2013
Adam looks at the pope's visit to Brazil in the wake of mass protests, a new report on Colombia's conflict and the difficult effort to end it, and a wave of violence creating a dilemma for Mexico's...
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This post was written with CIP intern Ashley BadeschThe following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.U.S. PolicyRegionOn Wednesday,...
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This post was written with CIP intern Victor SalcedoUnited States policyOn July 26, the United States donated$5.7 million worth of speed boats, equipment and facility construction to the Nicaraguan...
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The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.Uruguay is likely legalizing marijuanaAs of this week, Uruguay is set to become the...
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