Thursday, March 28, 2024

Crime & Violence

EL SALVADOR: TRUCE FOR THE GANGS, NO TRUCE FOR WOMEN

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A dramatic fall in gang-initiated killings masks ongoing violence against women.

LATIN AMERICA: VIOLENCE AND ABUSE AGAINST TRANSGENDER WOMEN

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Horrific acts of abuse and violence are committed against transgender women and human rights defenders, says the International HIV/Aids Alliance.

BRAZIL: INDIGENOUS DEATH SPARKS REVOLT

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Some 5,000 Guarani-Kaiowáare are protesting over the failure of the authorities to arrest the self-confessed killer of an indigenous boy in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. According to a report sent to LAB by the Indians, the situation is tense.

PERU: MAYOR VILLARAN’S SUPPORT STRENGTHENING

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Lima Mayor Susana Villarán may yet succeed in resisting 'impeachment'

HONDURAS: THE WAR IN AGUAN

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Two more subsistence farmers have been killed in the violence relating to land ownership in the Aguan region of northern Honduras.

HONDURAS: THE YEAR AHEAD

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An international observer in Honduras looks at the issues likely to dominate the political and social agenda there over the coming months

HONDURAS: THE POLITICS OF VIOLENCE

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Violent deaths in Honduras have spiked since the 2009 coup against President Zelaya. Matt Kennard asks the US ambassador and others for their views on the causes of the violence and what needs to be done to solve the problem.

HONDURAS: THE PRISON TIME BOMB

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One year on from a disastrous fire that killed 350 inmates at a prison in Comayagua, LAB's Nick Caistor finds that the situation in Honduras' jails is as bad as ever.

Guatemala’s War on Women

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In 2012 alone, around 560 women were murdered in Guatemala, many after being sexually assaulted. Amnesty International reports.

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