The most violent period in Peru’s history still brings sorrow among the thousands who lost loved ones between 1980 and 2000 ...

A series of immigration executive actions signed by President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term included a ...

As the Trump administration is getting ready to deport migrants at a large scale it also has risks. Deportations could ...

Amidst the haunting memories of Peru's violent past, Lidia Flores emerges not just as a widowbut as a symbol of hope and ...

The Ecuadorian coastal province El Oro has emerged as a new hotspot for violence, as splintering criminal groups compete for control of the region’s lucrative criminal economies.

Vanesa Escobar is a JURIST correspondent in Peru and a law graduate of Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco.  On December 10th Peru suffered yet another murder. This time, however, the ...

Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decadeslong conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to ...

In this episode of Plaza Central, guest host Catherine Osborn explores a new Latin America security initiative involving 18 ...

Peru is facing its worst public safety crisis in recent memory, with top government officials blaming transnational criminal organizations for the chaos and violence that’s also roiling neighbors ...

Gaston Medina previously told the Committee to Protect Journalists he received death threats related to his reporting.

A journalist who reported on Peru's extortion epidemic was shot dead on Monday and two people were injured in a separate bomb attack on a prosecutor's office that also investigates racketeering, ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week released the final nationwide crime statistics under the Biden administration as the president prepares to leave office. Following an uptick in violent ...