This week, InSight Crime reports from the ground in Colombia on a new generation of minors being co-opted by criminal groups – 

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April 2, 2021
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This week, InSight Crime reports from the ground in Colombia on a new generation of minors being co-opted by criminal groups – an investigation that comes on the heels of a bombing of a group of ex-rebels that led to the deaths of 10 children. The bombing has sparked outrage in Colombia, whose minister of defense smeared the alleged child recruits as “machines of war.” Our report tracks child recruitment hotspots and looks at how criminal groups of all stripes target youth.

Other news on the organized crime front this week included Peru’s long delayed announcement of the death of a top Shining Path commander; protests of innocence by Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández despite his brother’s life sentence for drug trafficking; and the Venezuela military operation that has exposed the government’s complex relationship with Colombia’s insurgent groups in the country’s border regions.


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** Bajo Cauca and Vaupés – Colombia’s Child Recruitment Hotspots ([link removed])
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As in the darkest days of Colombia's civil conflict, armed groups across the country continue to enlist and exploit teenagers. In this, the first of a three-part investigation by InSight Crime about the recruitment of minors in Colombia by criminal groups and insurgents, we explore where and how this happens.

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** Uncertainty for Honduras President After Brother’s Life Sentence ([link removed])
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A judge in the United States sentenced the brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández to life in prison for drug...

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** Venezuela Sends Mixed Messages to Colombian Insurgents ([link removed])
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A recent series of Venezuelan military operations in the state of Apure has once again exposed the complex relationship between...

Shining Path Commander’s Death Strikes Blow to Peru Rebel Group ([link removed])
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Jamaica Bets on Security Overhaul to Stem Bloodshed, Improve Anti-Crime Fight ([link removed])
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Latin America Elites Seek Corrupt Access to Vaccines ([link removed])
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Police in Brazil Net Mass Seizure of Ornamental Fish ([link removed])
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Child Trafficking Thrives Along Haitian-Dominican Border ([link removed])
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Tides Are Turning: First Europe-Built ‘Narco-Sub’ Seized in Spain ([link removed])
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Disgruntled Police Sowing Further Unrest in Haiti ([link removed])


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Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.

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** Shining Path ([link removed])
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The Shining Path or the Militarized Communist Party (Militarizado Partido Comunista – MPC) is the last remnant...
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** Tony Hernández ([link removed])
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Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernández Alvarado is a former Honduran congressman, the brother of the current president of...


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"Marxist guerrillas from Colombia’s National Liberation Army, or ELN, and various factions of FARC rebels who rejected the 2016 peace process with their government have a presence on both sides of the border, according to Jeremy McDermott, co-founder of Insight Crime."


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** Out Front on Organized Crime in El Salvador
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InSight Crime Co-director Steven Dudley participated in a television interview with Canal 33's #8enpunto ([link removed]) , one of the most-watched nightly news programs in El Salvador. Dudley talked about the evolving US policy towards the Central American nation following the inauguration of US President Joe Biden. He also participated in a four-person panel ([link removed]) on violence in El Salvador hosted by Duke University's Center for International & Global Studies (DUCIGS). The panel discussed homicide trends and ways of mitigating violence going forward.

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