Ecuador: Bus taken over by assailants carrying submachine guns near Challuabamba
Elcomerico.com reported that armed assailants assaulted passengers on an inter-provincial bus traveling on the Quito-Cuenca-Loja route at...
Crime Reporter Gunned Down Outside His Home in Oaxaca State
Newspaper reporter Octavio Rojas was gunned down on 11 August outside his home in San José Cosolapa, a town in the north of Oaxaca state...
Mexico Is The Fifth Most Dangerous Country In Latin America For Business Says FTI Consulting
Despite efforts by the government of President Enrique Peña Nieto to reduce the alarming levels of violence that Mexico has become known...
Egypt's Women: Covered-up or Locked-up
The woman in the blue bra, being beaten by soldiers in Cairo in December 2011. Key Quotes: In today's Egypt, women, even when just...
Life is Worth Nothing in Guatemala
There's a common phrase that Guatemalans say about violence in their country: En Guatemala, la vida no vale nada. In Guatemala, life is...
99.3% of Egyptian women experienced sexual harassment: report
The study indicates that 96.5% of women in their survey said that sexual harassment came in the form of touching, which was the most...
U.S. tourist in Brazil kidnapped, robbed and raped in front of boyfriend on bus during 6-hour nightm
An American student was kidnapped, robbed and raped in front of her shackled French boyfriend during a horrifying six-hour ordeal on a...
Violent Crime Increases Outside Brazil's Major Cities
Brazilian government officials have reported an eight percent increase in violent crime in Minas Gerais for 2012, pointing to rising...
Ecuador 2013 Crime and Safety Report: Quito
Key notes: Ecuador is rated “critical” for both crime and residential security by the State Department. Crime is a severe problem. Crimes...
Honduras Profile
Key points: One of the poorest countries in Latin America, Honduras is now also the region's most violent and crime-ridden country. This...
