James Bargent
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 00:00
Presently around 60 percent of coca farmers do not have deeds to the land where they farm
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 00:00
An emblematic land restitution campaign in north Colombia illustrates how in some parts of the country, the BACRIM continue to act as a private army for business interests
Monday, June 17, 2013 - 00:00
A group of armed men murdered eight police and abducted one more in a key drug trafficking region in western Guatemala, in what is rumored to have been a revenge attack
Monday, June 17, 2013 - 00:00
Extortion of small businesses in El Salvador is getting worse despite the country's gang truce, according to business groups
Friday, June 14, 2013 - 00:00
The local coca growers union said they would continue the blockade to prevent eradication and planned to launch protests against the government policy
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 00:00
The bitter vendetta that split Colombia's Norte Del Valle Cartel has now claimed its third generation of victims, and continues to play out as the Rastrojos battle the Urabenos
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 00:00
Over 250 police suspected of ties to drug trafficking will be transferred out of their posts in western El Salvador in a move authorities say is a preventative measure, but seems more likely to be linked to the influence of the Texis Cartel.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 00:00
The residents of Curvarado have excellent reason to believe that Chiquita kept a foothold in Colombia under a different name. In 2011, Banacol was Chiquita's largest global supplier
Monday, December 10, 2012 - 00:00
The schools now teach 5- to 14-year-olds a combination of academic subjects and lessons on community life, rural Colombian culture and the Peace Community's principles of resistance, solidarity, pluralism, transparency, freedom and justice.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 00:00
A new report shows 149 people have died at the hands of the Honduran police in the last 23 months, highlighting the urgent need for reform effort.