Alan Hernández

Emergency Measures Haven’t Slowed Rising Violence Against Women in Mexico State
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 15:06
Years of pressure from activists and victims over rampant gender-related violence in Mexico State eventually led the government to declare an official "gender alert" in July 2015. One year on, things look even worse.
Colombia's Largest Rebel Group Will Stop Collecting War Taxes
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 06:33
The highest-profile leader of Colombia's largest rebel group — the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC — has ordered his troops to stop collecting "taxes" in territories it dominates.
El Salvador Cops and Soldiers Are Executing Gang Members and Pretending They Didn't Do It, Official Says
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 08:38
El Salvador's top human rights official has said that police and soldiers executed members of the country's street gangs and then pretended that they had died in gunfights that never took place. Human Rights Ombudsman David Morales said he had reached these conclusions after a nine-month investigation of two incidents last year.