Facing the challenge of extortion in Central America
This report assesses nine initiatives that have been implemented in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica aimed to reduce extortion. The...
Extortion in Central America
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Extortion in Central America
In parts of Central America, extortion has become so endemic that it is now a feature of the daily socio-economic life of citizens, businesses and...
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Saying no to extortion in Central America: Lessons learnt from Italy
Can the innovative measures adopted by an Italian NGO to help businesses and consumers combat mafia extortion be replicated in the Northern Triangle?...
Contagion and extortion in Central America
How is COVID-19 impacting the extortion economy of the Northern Triangle countries? A local network of experts assess how gangs in the region are...
Central America’s criminal culture: Lessons for Mexico
Extortion is becoming more pervasive in Mexico, in a region already notorious for its criminal culture. Can Mexico learn from its southern...
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Análisis de fuentes abiertas sobre detenidos por extorsión en el Triángulo Norte, Costa Rica y Panamá (Enero-Junio 2020)
EXTORSIÓN EN CENTROAMÉRICA: ANÁLISIS DE FUENTES ABIERTAS SOBRE DETENIDOS EN EL TRIÁNGULO NORTE, COSTA RICA Y PANAMÁ/ENERO-MARZO
Análisis de fuentes abiertas sobre detenidos por extorsión en el Triángulo Norte, Costa Rica y Panamá (Enero-Marzo 2020)
EXTORSIÓN EN CENTROÁMERICA: ANÁLISIS DE FUENTES ABIERTAS SOBRE DETENIDOS EN EL TRIÁNGULO NORTE, COSTA RICA Y PANAMÁ/ENERO-MARZO