Illicit order: The militarized logic of organized crime and urban security in Rio de Janeiro
This report examines the factors sustaining the territorial armed confrontation between various state and non-state actors in Rio’s slums, and...
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Dark Pharma: Counterfeit and Contraband Pharmaceuticals in Central America
This working paper, the second in a series on the global illicit economy, focuses on the “dark pharma” trade in Central America, where no country...
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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Finding a voice amid the silence
Casa Refugio is a shelter in an old neighbourhood of Mexico City, set among avenues named after cities. It is home to one of the memorials dedicated...
Guatemala’s anti-corruption commission ordered to close by President Morales
The mandate of Guatemala’s International Commission Against Impunity (CICIG from the Spanish) came to an end on 3 September. The commission, an...
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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Supporting asylum seekers with local NGO Dhia in Ciudad Juárez
The Resilience Fund works with local NGO DHIA in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to support asylum seekers and build their resilience against organized crime....
Diálogos para la Resiliencia – Nebaj Quiché, Guatemala 2019
Community leaders, journalists and youth share experiences to fight against different forms of violence. Looking for common goals and reaching...
GIResilience – Magno Concierto: Música Sobre el Muro
With the support of the Global Initiative and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, the organization Derechos Humanos Integrales...
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GIN Interview: Jorge Chabat, Professor, International Studies at the Center for Research and Teaching on Economics (CIDE), Mexico City
Dr. Jorge Chabat is currently head of the Division of International Studies at the Center for Research and Teaching on Economics (CIDE) in Mexico...
Constructive Powers: the defining elements of transnational organized crime
Mark Shaw, Director, talks about Constructive Powers, the defining elements of transnational organized crime and how the role of private institutions...
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Dark Pharma: Counterfeit and Contraband Pharmaceuticals in Central America
This working paper, the second in a series on the global illicit economy, focuses on the “dark pharma” trade in Central America, where no country...
Life Under Gang Rule in El Salvador
Nearly 20,000 Salvadorans were killed from 2014 to 2017. That’s more violent deaths than in several countries that were at war during those years,...
Organized Crime and Central American Migration in Mexico
Abstract The following report was researched and written in response to a request by the Mexican Federal Police for an evaluation of the interactions...