National Public Radio
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 00:00
Chinchilla says that Costa Rica's view of itself as a peaceful, law-abiding country in a poor, violent region is now being put to the test by a threat far greater than even the conflicts of the Cold War era
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 00:00
Human rights groups say that as state security forces battle the drug cartels, they've tortured, abducted and killed criminal suspects and even innocent civilians
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 00:00
Observers point to ramped up security, the U.S. economy, and violence in Mexico
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 00:00
Unfortunately it appears that the momentum is that things are going to just continued to get worse, that the conflicts are going to flare up again all across the country
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 00:00
Nieves and a handful of other Mexican police officers and soldiers are finishing the toughest of commando training courses. And not just from anyone: It's from Colombia's elite Jungla, or Jungle, unit
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 00:00
It is difficult. And for the very first time in my career, there are times when I just simply say I am not going to touch that
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 00:00
Some public officials in border regions are relocating to the U.S., and worries of spillover violence are growing. NPR Mexico City correspondent Jason Beaubien explains what's behind the violence
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 00:00
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday a 17 percent drop in Border Patrol arrests this year shows heightened enforcement is slowing illegal immigration
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 00:00
"Nowadays, judges are afraid that they not only can be dismissed, and lose their jobs, but they can be put in prison after Judge Afiuni's detention."
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 00:00
There have been many promises over the years of strengthening the rule of law in Mexico and places like Juarez that haven't come to fruition. So I think people are going to be cynical.