Deforestation is the most visible face of environmental crime in Colombia’s Amazon.
The publication is the first in a series of studies that highlight how environmental crimes harm ecosystems and communities
“Colombia tried to peacefully resolve class conflict with the peace process, which sought to tackle the root causes of conflict” said Katherine Aguirre
Muggah, who runs a think-tank working on data-driven justice across Latin America called Igarapé Institute, says that Colombia’s sky-high rate of homicide made it not just difficult to differentiate the victims of serial killers from all the other victims, but it made it incredibly hard for the police to investigate, much less prosecute perpetrators.
CALI, Colombia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As a boy growing up in a slum in Cali, one of the most world’s most violent cities, Andres Felipe Gonzalez knew his chances of a life without crime or becoming a victim of crime were slim.
Open Democracy – After the signing of the peace agreements, doubts remain about their true reach in the context of the country’s complex social and security situation
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