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NGOs and Academia

Below are key statements from non-novernmental or academic analyses related to the U.S. defense and security assistance to the rest of the world. 

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Report highlights abuses against Central American migrants in Mexico

Tuesday, October 29, 2013
As they travel through Mexico, migrants are abused by organized crime syndicates, government officials and opportunistic criminals.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Mexico
Author(s): 
Christian Fuchs
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Migration

For displaced families in Brazil, there's no sugarcoating the conflict over land

Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Without compensation or consultation, many poor people are being kicked off their land to make way for huge sugar plantations.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
Oxfam America
Tag(s): 
Security

Actos de pillaje, acosos sexuales y zoofilia por parte del ejercito en San Jose de Apartado

Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Desde el dia 17 de octubre se viene presentando un operativo militar de la brigada XVII, Batallon Voltigeros en las veredas La Linda, Cristalina y Miramar caracterizado por una serie de anormalidades que violan los derechos fundamentales.Spanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Arco Iris
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Mexico Privately Hoped to "Put to Bed" Tensions Raised by Snowden Leaks

Monday, October 28, 2013
The new information was discovered by the non-governmental National Security Archive among a set of declassified briefing papers prepared for Janet Napolitano, then secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Michael Evans
Publisher / Source: 
National Security Archive
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Testimony of Corinna Gilfillan, Director of U.S. Office Global Witness, before the House Subcommittee on Africa

Friday, October 25, 2013
Related Hearing: 
"Is There an African Resource Curse?"
Testimony of Corinna Gilfillan, Director of U.S. Office Global Witness, before the House Subcommittee on African Affairs.
Country(s): 
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Corinna Gilfillan
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Tag(s): 
Security

Testimony of Mohammed Amin Adam, Executive Director, African Center for Energy Policy, Before the House Subcommittee on Africa

Friday, October 25, 2013
Related Hearing: 
"Is There an African Resource Curse?"
Testimony of Mohammed Amin Adam, Executive Director, African Center for Energy Policy, Before the House Subcommittee on Africa Affairs.English
Country(s): 
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Mohammed Amin Adam
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
Security

Statement by Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh, Senior Associate, NDI, Before the Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs

Monday, October 21, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Assessing Developments in Mali: Restoring Democracy and Reclaiming the North
Statement by Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh, Senior Associate and Regional Director for Central and West Africa, NDI, before the Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Christopher Fomunyoh
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Senate
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism
Civil-Military Relations

Statement by Corinne Dufka, Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch, Before the Senate Subcomittee on African Affairs

Monday, October 21, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Assessing Developments in Mali: Restoring Democracy and Reclaiming the North
Statement by Corinne Dufka, Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch, Before the Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Corinne Dufka
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Senate
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism

Statement by Nii Akuetteh, Independent Policy Analyst, Before the Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs

Monday, October 21, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Assessing Developments in Mali: Restoring Democracy and Reclaiming the North
Statement by Nii Akuetteh, Independent Policy Analyst, before the Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs. English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Nii Akuetteh
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Senate
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism

Testimony of John Prendergast, Co-Founder, The Enough Project, Before the Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs

Monday, October 21, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Examining Ongoing Conflict in Eastern Congo
Testimony of John Prendergast, Co-Founder, The Enough Project, before the Senate Subcommittee on African AffairsEnglish
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
John Prendergast
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Senate
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Violence
Border Control

Statement by Mvemba Dizolele, Strategy and Advocacy Fellow, Eastern Congo Initiative, Before the Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs

Monday, October 21, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Examining Ongoing Conflict in Eastern Congo
Statement by Mvemba Dizolele, Strategy and Advocacy Fellow, Eastern Congo Initiative, before the Senate Subcommittee on African AffairsEnglish
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Mvemba Dizolele
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Senate
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Violence
Border Control

Statement by Ferdinand Muhigirwa, Centre d'Etudes l'Action Sociale, Before the Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs

Monday, October 21, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Examining Ongoing Conflict in Eastern Congo
Statement by Ferdinand Muhigirwa, Centre d'Etudes l'Action Sociale in Kinshasa, before the Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs.English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Ferdinand Muhigirwa
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Senate
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Violence
Border Control

Prepared Statement of Rudolph Atallah, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, Before the House Subcommittee on Africa

Friday, October 18, 2013
Related Hearing: 
The Growing Crisis in Africa's Sahel Region
Prepared Statement of Rudolph Atallah, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, before the House Subcommittee on Africa.English
Country(s): 
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Rudolph Atallah
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism
Violence

Testimony by Dr. Mima S. Nedelcovych, Partner, Schaffer Global Group, before the House Subcommittee on Africa

Friday, October 18, 2013
Related Hearing: 
The Growing Crisis in Africa's Sahel Region
Testimony by Dr. Mima S. Nedelcovych, Partner, Schaffer Global Group, before the House Subcommittee on Africa.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Dr. Mima S. Nedelcovych
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
Violence
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism

What Should Be Done to Reduce Crime in Venezuela? Citizen Security and Public Perceptions, part 2

Thursday, October 17, 2013
While average Venezuelans do not seem to think police corruption or inefficiency are major causes of crime, they do seem to believe that a professional police force and improved judicial and penal system could reduce crime.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Rebecca Hanson
David Smilde
Publisher / Source: 
Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights
Tag(s): 
Security

Mapping citizen security interventions in Latin America: reviewing the evidence

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
This report considers how citizen security interventions have been operationalised across Latin America. It presents findings from a database that assembles more than 1,300 citizen security interventions across the region since the late 1990s.English
Author(s): 
Robert Muggah
Katherine Aguirre
Publisher / Source: 
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre
Tag(s): 
International Community
Security
U.S. Policy

Securing the border: Brazil's "South America First" Approach to Transnational Organized Crime

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
This Strategic Paper offers an overview of the scope and scale of organized crime in Latin America and Brazil more specifically. It critically reviews Brazil's normative and institutional responses.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Robert Muggah
Gustavo Diniz
Publisher / Source: 
Igarape Institute
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Security

Prepared Statement of Abdi Aynte, Executive Director, Heritage Institute for Policy Studies before the Subcommittee on African Affairs

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Security and Governance in Somalia: Consolidating Gains, Confronting Challenges, and Charting the Path Forward
Prepared Statement of Abdi Aynte, Executive Director, Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (Mogadishu, Somalia) before the Subcommittee on African Affairs. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Abdi Aynte
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Senate
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Terrorism
Violence

Testimony by E.J. Hogendoorn, Deputy Africa Program Director, International Crisis Group Before the Subcommittee on African Affairs

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Security and Governance in Somalia: Consolidating Gains, Confronting Challenges, and Charting the Path Forward
Testimony by E.J. Hogendoorn, Deputy Africa Program Director, International Crisis Group Before the Subcommittee on African Affairs. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
E.J. Hogendoorn
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Senate
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism
Development

Statement by Dr. Seth G. Jones before the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
al-Shabaab: How Great a Threat?
Statement by Dr. Seth G. Jones before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the threat of al-Shabaab. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Dr. Seth G. Jones
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism
Violence

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