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Lack of feminicide strategy will fail Mexican women

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MEXICO

Gender violence.

Mexican government human rights failings will continue

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MEXICO

AMLO took power in 2018 promising to address Mexico’s poor human rights record. As his presidency ends, militarised policing has done little to reduce insecurity and authorities…

Time will mitigate post-war justice in Central America

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Recent prosecutions and extraditions suggest that Central American countries are beginning to make progress in holding war criminals and human rights abusers to account…

Mexico security may deteriorate further in 2017

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MEXICO

Crime trends in Mexico.

Brazil security policy proposals will prompt fears

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BRAZIL

Public security policy under the incoming government.

Honduran security strategy successes will be limited

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HONDURAS

The measure, announced by President Xiomara Castro in November 2022, partially mirrored controversial security policies implemented in neighbouring El Salvador. While El Salvador…

Return to war is a real possibility in Colombia

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COLOMBIA

The 50.2% of voters who rejected the agreement may prove sufficient to force the FARC back to war.

Political violence and democracy risks rise in Brazil

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BRAZIL

With just over two months to go before the first round of the October general elections, the far-right president continues to lag in polls. In response, Bolsonaro has adopted…

Military force will exacerbate violence in El Salvador

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EL SALVADOR

Another body, found on March 15, is believed to be that of a policeman but is yet to be identified. Since early 2015, murder rates have soared, with police officers in particular…

Riots may herald further attacks on Brazil's democracy

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BRAZIL

The failures that made the attack possible lay bare the tensions between the new government led by centre-left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the large ‘Bolsonarista’…