In Latin American countries whose situation around drug trafficking has become a matter of national security, the strategy being used to remove it is basically all out war: army against cartels. Jesus Rodriguez Montes The battlefield is in the streets, in malls, in bars and even […]
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Papanoa, on death’s alleyway
The residents of Papanoa today live between fear, misery and migration due to the activities of criminal gangs who fight for the streets and squares in the drugs trade, gangs such as the Templarios and Beltran Leyva. Hercilia Castro People are afraid to give statements, give their […]
Indigenous Yukpa leader in danger
At only 20-years-old she has lived through situations that others will never have to experience. She has seen her father and grandfather brutally murdered, yet she continues to fight for her people regardless of the threats against her. Benjamin Serra Zenaida Romero has become the new Yukpa leader […]
Child soldiers… a deadly game
More than 300,000 children worldwide are recruited and become victims of armed conflict. Their innocence means that they are easy to manipulate and control. They are treated as soldiers, spies, ammunition porters or as sexual objects. . Ramón Alabau . “The girls were also raped by Al Shabab. One of […]
The hidden drama of the military women of the USA
Tiffany Jackson’s story is very similar to that of hundreds of females from the United States, who on their return from the military are faced with homelessness and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to sexual abuse. Deisy Francis Mexidor After leaving the Army Tiffany Jackson worked fleetingly, soon […]