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Two abandoned plots stand out among gigantic crops of lemon and banana in ApatzingánMexico. Its owners were preparing the land to plant, but they preferred to leave when the organized crime He came to extort them. In this agricultural municipality in the state of Michoacán (west), as in many others in Mexico, criminals act as […]
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Candidate seeks to open debate on drug legalization to reduce violence in Mexico
The wannabe Presidential candidate by the ruling party, Gerardo Fernández Noroña shared this Saturday that during his tours of Mexicothe theme of the unsafety has been the biggest complaint from the population, for which reason he proposed opening the debate to the drug legalization to dismantle the power of the cartels and reduce violence and […]
Violence in the capital of power: crimes skyrocket in Washington DC
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Jess, Lauren and Sasha are very worried. Last week they heard shots from between some trees a couple of streets from their houses. The other day, there was a carjacking just up the road. Fear has seized these neighbors who agree with the same idea: this did not happen before. Woodridge is a residential neighborhood […]
Villavicencio, the face of the wave of murders in Ecuador
Fernando Villavicenciothe candidate for the Presidency of Ecuador assassinated last Wednesday, he has become the most recognizable face of the wave of murders that in recent months has taken the lives of politicians, prosecutors, judges and prison directors, without distinguishing positions or ideologies. The murder of Villavicencio, at the hands of alleged Colombian hitmen, has […]
Women leaders and the challenges to achieve equality
Ways to Promote Equity Darice Gubbins, Head of Sustainability, Credicorp All change begins with the leaders and how they moderate their behavior is important, which requires training because sometimes there are unconscious biases. Leaders and the organization must be trained to eliminate these biases and have more equitable. You should also go to the board […]
Violence in football in Colombia opens dialogue between fans and government
The game ended in a funeral. William Gallego wonders why his son died in a fight between fans in Colombia, a complaint that has already reached the ears of the government, which has opened a dialogue with organized supporters. Alejandro Gallego, 25, died in the early hours of April 30 in a fight between fans […]
Terrorist attack in Israel leaves one dead and five injured
A man died and five people were injured this Friday in an attack in the center of Tel Aviv (Israel), in the midst of an upsurge in regional violence, according to the latest balance of Israeli rescue workers. At the time, the Israeli Police indicated that it was “a terrorist attack against civilians, hit by […]
Life expectancy in a violent country can be reduced by 14 years
The length of life in violent countries is less predictable and the Life expectancy of young people can be up to 14 years shorter compared to other peaceful states, according to a study by an international team led by the Oxford University and in which the Ikerbasque researcher at the Spanish University of the Basque […]
UN reaffirms support for victims of Salvadoran massacre in search of justice
United Nations reaffirmed this Saturday its support for the survivors and relatives of the victims of the El Mozote massacre, perpetrated in 1981 by the Army of The Savior, in search of justice. “40 years after the massacre, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is here once again to express […]
Narco, crime and protests: Ecuador looks back into the abyss
The emboldened drug trafficker, hundreds of deaths in prisons and a government harassed by a scandal and by the discomfort of a population impoverished by the pandemic: Ecuador look back into the abyss of instability. Crime, largely linked to drugs and which leaves almost 1,900 deaths this year, claimed the life of athlete Álex Quiñónez, […]