As the Fundepro study shows, the majority of assaults against police or military are rooted in attempts to rob the agents of their firearm...

Weekly InSight | 10 June 2016 News Analysis Killings of Venezuela Security Forces On the Rise Amid Crisis A bloodstained weekend marked the latest chapter in a year of increased violence against Venezuela's security forces, a trend that is expected to continue as the country's political and economic crisis deepens.   Read More

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News CICIG: Guatemala Faces Challenge of 'Structural Corruption' Mexico's Public Security Lost 13,000 Weapons in 10 Years DEA Praises Ecuador for Increasing Drug Seizures Trinidad and Tobago Sees Worsening Security Situation El Salvador Accuses Ambassador of Arms Trafficking Organized Crime Profits from Modern Slavery in Latin America Court Rules El Salvador Prison Crowding Unconstitutional Over 1,000 'Drug Strips' Linked to Bolivia-Peru Air Bridge More News Multimedia We zoom in on organized crime's role in modern slavery as higlighted by Walk Free Foundation's (pdf) 2016 Global Slavery Index.