El País January, 2016 Tentativas de cercear os direitos digitais dos brasileiros contrastam com a fama do país de bastião da liberdade na rede Uma juíza de São Paulo chocou o Brasil em dezembro ao exigir que todas as operadoras de telefonia do país bloqueassem
Brazilians take their social media very seriously. The country has one of the fastest growing populations of Internet users in the world
It is hard to know with certainty where and why cities will falter and fail in the 21st century
Devex – It is hard to know with certainty where and why cities will falter and fail in the 21st century
The Guardian – Across the global development sector, a new narrative on the relationship between security and development is gathering momentum
El Siglo Durango – Un alto porcentaje de las armas que alimentan al crimen organizado en México llegan legales. Y en su mayoría vienen desde Estados Unidos
Al Jazeera – As drug gangs encroach on old turf, residents hope New Year brings lasting peace – and better basic services
Global Post – A considerable proportion of illegally acquired firearms in Mexico were originally sold by federally licensed dealers in the US
The Guardian – This week, New York and LA reacted very differently to the same bomb scare. So how does a city judge how seriously to take such threats – and is it really that easy to bring a major metropolis to a halt?
Independent – There are better ways to manage our cities. How about an effort to deal with poverty itself?
The Wire – India records the second highest number of murders in the world every year
The Jerusalem Post – “In Israel, we don’t feel threatened with imminent violence. The feeling of security with our police and army plus unity of the population reinforces the generalized feeling that we are not alone.”
This Strategic Paper describes the first pilot study of the Child Security Index (CSI) and its usage as an open source application to capture children’s perceptions on violence.
Last night’s Question Time panel followed the House of Commons in debating Syria and whether Britain should be bombing there
Yemen is the new Syria. A civil war erupted there early this year between two factions, each claiming to be the legitimate government
After nearly three years of peace negotiations, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced a final peace accord would be signed before March 23, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s commitment toward major drug law reform is a welcome if belated recognition that when it comes to marijuana, Canada has been an emperor with no clothes for several years
Are the Sustainable Development Goals in danger of collapsing under the weight of their own lofty ambitions?
The New Yorker – This is the second in a three-part series, “Faces from the Border,” about Mexican-American agents on the border between the United States and Mexico
Miami Herald – A poll by an independent research group has found deep public suspicion of the first round of the presidential election in Haiti
New York Times – A poll by an independent research group has found deep public suspicion of the first round of the presidential election in Haiti
An Igarapé Institute research team administered household surveys in 135 polling stations before and after the election to assess attitudes about the electoral process; this publication gathers it’s results.
Foreign Affairs – Over the last five months, El Salvador has suffered unprecedented levels of homicidal violence
Americas Quarterly – Economic growth alone won’t stem violent crime. But the right policies – and leadership – can make a difference
The Conversation – The argument for the use of police body cameras is gaining momentum in South Africa, amid growing demand for greater police accountability
TeleSURtv – Brazil is suffering from an epidemic of gun violence, with more than 4,000 people killed this year in the state of Rio de Janeiro
BID – A vast array of public and private policies and programs are underway. Most of them can be categorized as “citizen security” interventions
This Strategic Note reviews Brazil’s implementation efforts of Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, particularly in relation to UN peacekeeping operations.
IDS – While no one knows for sure, at least 600 informal settlements litter the hills and peripheral areas of Rio de Janeiro. The city’s 1.5 million poor live cheek to jowl
By 2050, roughly 6.4 billion people – almost the equivalent of the planet´s current population – will live in a city. The future success of the SDGs resides, in large part, in cities.
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