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Nuevo informe presenta alternativas concretas para detener la epidemia de homicidios en América Latina

La campaña para la reducción de los homicidios en América Latina Instinto de Vida lanza el documento “Latinoamérica puede bajar el homicidio en un 50 por ciento en 10 años. ¿Cómo hacerlo?” en el marco de la Asamblea General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA). La publicación identifica un conjunto de opciones de política pública que han tenido efectos positivos en la reducción de la violencia letal, seleccionadas a partir de la revisión de la creciente evidencia disponible sobre lo que funciona y lo que no funciona.

20 de June de 2017

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Less than 15% of Haitians knew about Hurricane Matthew before the disaster

A new survey from the Igarapé Institute highlights how livelihoods were affected June 8th, 2017 Haiti has been battered by waves of natural disasters over the past few years. Hurricane Matthew – which struck the country in October 2016, was especially devastating. The Igarapé

9 de June de 2017

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Readers interview Ilona Szabó on drug policy

Nexo April, 2017 Especialista em segurança pública e política de drogas responde a perguntas dos leitores sobre legalização da maconha e outras coisas mais.

16 de April de 2017

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Responding to the murder epidemic in Latin America

The “Instinct for Life” homicide reduction campaign aims to cut homicides in the region by 50% in ten years April, 2017 Latin America faces a murder epidemic: every day at least 400 people are violently killed. That amounts to 144,000 homicides a year. Some 2.6

6 de April de 2017

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New visualization forecasts the future risks to the world’s cities

A new fragile cities data visualization will be launched at the World Economic Forum´s annual meeting in Davos from 17-20 January, 2017

2 de February de 2017

How can private actors prevent major security risks?

A group of global experts are meeting at Davos to discuss wide-ranging threats and new security paradigms to address them

2 de February de 2017

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Software Turns Smartphones into Body-Worn Cameras

[Press Release] Open-source software developed by Brazil-based think tank Igarapé Institute is launched in London

2 de December de 2016

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Partnership between three sectors enables criminal analysis tool to be a legacy from the Olympics

ISPGEO will be supplied with police reports data and will optimize security resources

26 de August de 2016

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Igarapé Institute develops new technologies to assess how children experience insecurity in Brazil

Campanha #SegurançaAssuntoDeCriança chama atenção para violência contra a criança

26 de August de 2016

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Study analyzes Latin American policy at the leading edge of security

Publication by the Igarape Institute, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Economic Forum will be launched during the World Economic Forum on Latin America this week in Medellin

15 de June de 2016

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The more fragile a government’s institutions, the more intense the organized crime

A new study shows that levels of impunity and the availability of small arms strongly influence the levels of violent crime

9 de June de 2016

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New volume maps out risks of digital protest and cyber war in Latin America

Robert Muggah, Misha Glenny and Rafal Rohozinski are among the authors of the publication co-edited by the Igarapé Institute and the SecDev Foundation

23 de April de 2016

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World leaders call for decriminalization and regulation of drugs during historic UN Special Session

Former Presidents of Colombia, Mexico, and Switzerland together with Sir Richard Branson, US Former Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker and members of the Global Commission on Drug Policy call for reducing the harms caused by failed drug policy

21 de April de 2016

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Lideranças mundiais pedem fim da guerra às drogas

Ex-presidentes, especialistas, juristas, empresários e artistas estão entre os mais de mil signatários de carta endereçada ao secretário-geral da ONU

14 de April de 2016

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Haitians decry corruption, favor electoral reform to resolve Haiti’s political crisis, says survey

Haiti currently faces a political crisis without precedent. The country has a president with no clear constitutional provision for leadership after his term expires

3 de February de 2016

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Global Commission launches report and urges Brazil to advocate for changes in drug policies at the United Nations

Ruth Dreifuss, former president of Switzerland and member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy is in Brazil to seek increased Brazilian governmental and civil society engagement in drug policy reform.

6 de May de 2015

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New Data Visualization Tracks Homicide Around the World

Igarapé Institute launches the Homicide Monitor, a digital application that reveals that just a small number of countries account for a disproportionately large share of the global burden of murder

5 de May de 2015