This week, InSight Crime investigates what was behind the wave of violence that swept across several northern states in Mexico.
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This week, InSight Crime investigates what was behind the wave of violence that swept across several northern states in Mexico. Innocent people were shot dead in the streets and vehicles set ablaze following a prison brawl in Chihuahua and clashes between security forces and the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación - CJNG) near Guadalajara.
We also speak with Argentine judge, Sabrina Namer, about the impact of gender perspectives on the country’s criminal cases following her recent acquittal of 18 transgender women from drug trafficking charges. And in Ecuador, we look at the escalating use of explosive devices by gangs, following a deadly bombing in Guayaquil that Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo called “a declaration of war on the state.”
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** What Can Be Learned from Mexico's Latest Wave of Attacks? ([link removed])
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A recent series of deadly attacks across the Mexican states of Jalisco, Chihuahua, and Baja California was often interpreted, both in the press and by the government, as all having been connected. However, the causes for this outbreak in violence may not be so easy to understand.
Armed gunmen fighting off security forces. A settling of scores in prison. Blockades set up on major thoroughfares. Below, InSight Crime looks at the situation in each state as well as what could be behind these simultaneous outbursts of violence.
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** Deadly Bomb Attack Deepens Ecuador's Struggle with Gangs ([link removed])
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A massive bomb attack has killed five and wounded many others in Ecuador, marking a shift towards the use of explosives as a tool for...
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** How a Gender Focus Impacts Argentina's Criminal Cases ([link removed])
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The decision to absolve a group of transgender women in Argentina of drug-related charges has drawn further attention to the impact...
Uruguay Becoming Arms Trafficking Hub Between Argentina and Brazil ([link removed])
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Dominican Republic Struggles to Curb Rampant Sex Trafficking ([link removed])
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ELN and Urabeños War Again in Northern Colombia ([link removed])
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Paraguay's Manhunt for Missing Brazilian Prisoners Continues ([link removed])
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Prosecutors in Ecuador Become Latest Victims of Targeted Assassinations ([link removed])
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** Bombing Signals Intensification of Violence in Ecuador
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This week’s bombing in Guayaquil, Ecuador, which left at least five people dead and many others injured, was covered by media around the globe. Several outlets looked to InSight Crime for expert knowledge on the worsening security situation in Ecuador as gangs battling for control of key cocaine trafficking hubs step up their use of devastating violence.
The Washington Post ([link removed]) cited our 2019 investigation on Ecuador becoming a “cocaine superhighway,” while the BBC ([link removed]) and The Guardian ([link removed]) both cited our coverage of the world’s most dangerous cities, in which Guayaquil placed fiftieth.
Additionally, InSight Crime Co-director Steven Dudley participated in a multi-party meeting at the invitation of the United States Institute of Peace ([link removed]) (USIP) to discuss US policy towards Guatemala. The meeting included experts, practitioners, US government authorities at the highest levels, and others. It covered ways in which the United States could better engage with Guatemala’s government and assist civil society groups in dealing with issues of corruption and organized crime.
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** Choneros ([link removed])
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The Choneros is one of Ecuador’s most prominent criminal groups, which first emerged in the late 1990s as a drug...
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The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación - CJNG) is a criminal group that has evolved as a...
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"The rivalry to control what nonprofit investigative outlet InSight Crime deemed ‘a cocaine superhighway to the US and Europe’ has unleashed devastating effects on Ecuador as gangs use brutal tactics to squash the competition."
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