A lot of people are fretting about the safety of the Summer Olympics. Zika fears have kept some athletes from competing in Rio de Janeiro. Then there’s the notoriously unsafe water in Guanabara Bay, an Olympic venue so filthy that some rowers and sailors are planning to wear protective gear.
Interview with Robert Muggah (Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen)
Open Democracy – The vast majority of firearms in the hands of the population are of Brazilian origin
Robert Muggah on cuts in police budgets
The Guardian – Once in decline, killings by police in Rio de Janeiro are on the rise as the Olympic games approach
This Strategic Paper features the main results of the Childhood Security Index (CSI) application regarding participants from the Bola Pra Frente Institute, which is located in the Complexo do Muquiço and attends children and teenagers from neighborhoods such as Guadalupe, Deodoro and others in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone.
José Mariano Beltrame, Rio de Janeiro’s state secretary of security, explains how the ISP GEO app works
Robert Muggah on how new technologies changed the way social scientists think about research
Interview with Robert Muggah on Rio Olympics terrorist acts
On this episode of The Stream, Robert Muggah (Igarapé Institute), Theresa Williamson (Catalytic Communities) and Adriana Garcia
Institute for Security Studies – The 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations (UN) last year has prompted new questions about
Council on Foreign Relations – Around the world, social media is being colonized not just by extremist groups but
Folha de S. Paulo – Com dez das quinze economias mais desiguais do mundo localizadas na região, inclusão, desenvolvimento e segurança pública
Los Angeles Times – Brazilian security personnel are not the only ones preoccupied with security threats
Renata Giannini debates sexual violence against women on The Stream (Al Jazeera)
Robert Muggah’s presentation on violence in Latin America during the World Economic Forum on Latin America
Interview with Ilona Szabó about drug policy during the World Economic Forum on Latin America
Ilona Szabó de Carvalho’s presentation about the implications of global drug policy
Bruno Siqueira talks about peacebuilding and technology
Estadão – Robert Muggah, referência em pesquisas de tráfico de armas, cobra ação da empresa sobre venda ilegal e integração das polícias
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
The Guardian – Few cities are more dangerous for civilians than San Pedro Sula in Honduras
Carta Capital – Crítico ferrenho da descriminalização do uso de entorpecentes, ministro do Desenvolvimento Social e Agrário usa seu poder para frear avanços
This report explores the evidence of what works, and what does not, when it comes to promoting citizen security in Latin American and Caribbean cities.
A new study shows that levels of impunity and the availability of small arms strongly influence the levels of violent crime
Robert Muggah’s presentation about urban violence during the 2016 Chicago Forum on Global Cities
Interview with Ilona Szabó about prison system in Brazil
This Strategic Note seeks to identify key thematic elements in Brazil’s long history of peacekeeping missions, from the first such effort in 1947 through present-day operations around the world.
TED Ideas – Cities are the the 21st century’s dominant form of civilization – and they’re where humanity’s struggle for survival will take place
The Hill Times – Migrants to Canada are routinely prosecuted for relatively minor offences and circulated back into a society torn apart by organized crime
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