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.
Agosto pasó a la historia como uno de los más negros para El Salvador desde la guerra civil que concluyó en 1992. El saldo de ese mes fue: 911 asesinatos en 31 días
This Strategic Paper studies the contradiction between high levels of violence in Latin America and the low priority given to achieve Susteinable Development Objective 16.
Foreign Affairs – Brazil ranks second worldwide in online bank fraud and financial malware. Yet much of the Brazilian public remains unaware of the scale of the problem.
O Globo – Documento feito por três ONGs aponta ainda que a maioria é de fabricação nacional e de calibre permitido
On a Saturday morning, in a group of Rio de Janeiro’s notoriously violent shanty towns, or favelas, heavily armed pacification police stand on one side of the street, on the other side, protestors call for them to withdraw.
On the protest side, Mayse Freitas lists the people she knows who have been injured or killed in shootouts in the area recently.
“I’m a mother and a grandmother,” Freitas says. “I don’t want my children or grandchildren to be next.”
The Guardian – At least 122,683 Syrians have died violently since the civil war flared up four years ago, according to the Violations
Short interview on data visualisation of a global homicide platform to inform public policy around safety
SP-15: Algunos países y regiones en el mundo han visto acumularse durante décadas las evidencias de éxito en las intervenciones encaminadas a construir comunidades seguras y no violentas
Brasil har siden 2004 ledet FNs stabiliseringsstyrke på Haiti, og aldri tidligere har Sør-Amerikas største land sendt flere soldater ut på internasjonale oppdrag. Brasilianske toppdiplomater har de siste årene fått lederjobbene i viktige internasjonale organer som FAO og WTO. Tidligere president Luiz Inácio Lula da
SK Football – The game of football holds a larger than life status in the country of Brazil. The prevalence of the sport in Brazilian culture is so ubiquitous that there is probably not a single stretch of land left in the country where a ball has not been rolled
Desde o início do ano, policiais de UPPs cariocas vêm testando celulares com câmeras que, instalados no bolso da frente do uniforme, gravam e arquivam tudo o que é visto e ouvido durante o serviço
Americas Quarterly – Rio de Janeiro’s most wanted drug trafficker, Playboy, died in a hail of police gunfire at his girlfriend’s apartment this month. Photographs of his bullet-riddled body began circulating on the Internet within minutes of his demise. So did an audio recording suggesting that he “left the scene alive, but arrived to the hospital dead.” His assassination is yet another pixel in Brazil´s relentless war on drugs.
Navegador, GloboNews: Robbert Muggah talks about prevention strategies for urban violence
O Globo – Sony, a Target, Home Depot, Staples e JP Morgan. Nos últimos anos, todas essas companhias estrangeiras foram vítimas de grandes ataques hackers que levaram ao vazamento de milhões de dados
O julgamento que discutirá se o uso de drogas para o consumo próprio deve ser considerado crime, ou não, será feito pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) nesta quinta-feira
O Globo – Pode haver uma quantidade de droga que diferencie o usuário do traficante? Países como Colômbia, Holanda e México têm diversos limites tolerados por lei para o porte de maconha, por exemplo. Esta poderá ser uma das questões em discussão no Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) a partir de hoje, durante o julgamento que definirá se portar drogas para consumo pessoal no Brasil continuará sendo crime
Estadão Brasil – O plenário do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) julgará nesta quinta-feira, 13, uma ação que pode resultar na descriminalização das drogas para consumo próprio.
O Globo – A iminência do julgamento no Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) de recurso extraordinário que pode descriminalizar o porte de drogas para uso próprio impeliu um grupo de especialistas das áreas médica, jurídica e criminal a dar um novo passo no debate.
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