NGOs and Academia

Neither Rights Nor Security: Killings, Torture, and Disappearances in Mexico’s "War on Drugs"
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 00:00
Mexico's military and police have committed widespread human rights violations in efforts to combat organized crime, virtually none of which are being adequately investigated.
Carter Center Expert Group Statement on the Nicaragua Elections
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 00:00
Nevertheless, we are troubled by the reports of significant deficiencies in the 2011 electoral process in Nicaragua and their implications for democratic governance. It is perplexing that a country that is showing social and economic improvement has at th
Las FARC despues de Alfonso Cano
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 00:00
La muerte de Alfonso Cano puede marcar un antes y un despues para las FARC y para el desenvolvimiento de este largo y anejo conflicto.
Elections in Nicaragua
Friday, November 4, 2011 - 00:00
Unfortunately, there are serious concerns about the development of the electoral process, the potential for electoral fraud, and the possibility of post-election conflict.
Que le falta a la Politica de Consolidacion
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 00:00
En las zonas de consolidacion, el Estado le gana la partida a los violentos, pero faltan garantias para que los ciudadanos se sientan protegidos y tengan oportunidades diferentes a la coca.
Keeping Haiti Safe: Justice Reform
Friday, October 28, 2011 - 00:00
Haiti desperately needs a functioning justice system with effective and fair investigation, prosecution and conviction capabilities
The Challenge of Violent Drug-Trafficking Organizations
Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 00:00
In an effort to clarify the scope and details of the challenges posed by VDTOs, a RAND team conducted a Delphi expert elicitation exercise, the results of which offer an assessment of the contemporary security situation in Mexico
USAID's Alternative Development policy in Colombia
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 00:00
Alternative Development (AD) must not be part of a militarised security strategy, which is the predominant approach in Colombia
Criticando los Criticos de Correa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 00:00
The concluding statement is as it says - an accusation of human rights violations by a sitting Head of State. I would expect that IAPA and other respected journalists would require concrete evidence to support such an accusation
Testimony of Vanda Felbab-Brown before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, NonProliferation, and Trade of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on "Narcoterrorism and the Long Reach of U.S. Law Enforcement"
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 00:00
Organized crime and illegal economies generate multiple threats to states and societies. They often threaten public safety, at times even national security. Extensive illicit economies can compromise the political systems by increasing corruption and pene

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