InSight Crime
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 06:55
The name Urabeños spreads fear among local populations and government personnel wherever the group holds sway or is said to have an interest.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 06:50
The most controversial element of the program, at least judging by negative coverage in the local press, is the fact that giving up drug use is not a condition for participating in the program.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 07:56
Funes then added an important nuance to his analysis: that within the Barrio 18 gang exist two major factions -- "Los Revolucionarios" and "Los Sureños"; he blamed the latter for the attacks on the police.
Friday, April 25, 2014 - 07:01
The surge of Los Rojos largely corresponds with a power vacuum caused by the decline of their erstwhile patrons. Los Rojos are just one of several groups that emerged from the BLO
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 08:44
Michoacan is now being contested by factions of the self-defense movement that have been infiltrated by criminals, and by cartels including the Zetas, the remains of the Familia Michoacana, the Gulf Cartel and the Beltran Leyva Organization.
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 08:40
In the past three years, 48,947 people were murdered in the Northern Triangle, the most violent region of the world, which is home to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. In those three years, these countries achieved convictions in 2,295 cases, representing an impunity rate of 95 percent for homicides.
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 08:36
Herrera is a critical power broker in the commissions that will appoint the next attorney general after a court ruling brought the term of Claudia Paz y Paz to a premature end.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 09:55
From the beginning of her term, Paz y Paz has always said she will advocate for the victims. In this respect, Paz y Paz sees two major categories: women and victims from the civil war.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 09:52
Unlike those revolutions, however, this is one is led by a diminutive, soft-spoken former law professor, whose last name, Paz y Paz (Peace and Peace), connotes a softer approach. And unlike that first revolution, this one has the backing of the US government.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 09:44
Gustavo Herrera -- the would be businessman and political broker in the process to determine Guatemala's next attorney general -- might have many blotches on his record, but he has managed to stay out of jail.