Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela and Brazil earn unwanted distinction but homicides are concentrated among young male poor and policing can slash rates
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
“Strong gun laws are not equivalent to taking guns away from citizens”, says newest p-ed written by Rob Muggah and Ilona Szabó and published at the The Huffington Post
[In Portuguese] A report on 10 brazilian experiences of new approaches on drugs policy.
Correio Braziliense – Ruth Dreifuss, da Comissão Global de Políticas sobre Drogas, defende em evento em Brasília que se deve prender narcotraficantes e financiadores, não crianças.
Comissão a ser instalada nesta terça discutirá como facilitar porte de arma. Proposta prevê que quem cumprir requisitos poderá andar armado nas ruas.
A cientista social diz que o projeto das UPPs não é solução para todos os males, mas deu início à construção de uma sociedade mais saudável.
While not welcomed by everyone, new technologies such as cop cams are coming. Many of the U.S.’s largest police departments are already testing them
Por Vera Araújo Foram encontrados 41 fuzis , contra 20 achados no mesmo mês de 2014. Total de pistolas apreendidas também impressiona A tese de que o expressivo número de casos de vítimas de balas perdidas registrado em janeiro no estado — 32, mais de
Publicação do Instituto Igarapé mostra que políticas de drogas inovadoras já vêm sendo adotadas, embora debate sobre tema continue polarizado.
Ilona Szabó shares four lessons to change the world based on her experience in two transforming social movements
By reducing the number of legal and illegal guns in circulation, amnesties decrease the likelihood of someone getting shot
A ativista de segurança pública Ilona Szabó foi selecionada, junto com mais três brasileiros, para a nova turma de Jovens Líderes Globais pelo FME.
O Globo – “Reduzir significativamente todas as formas de violência e as taxas de mortalidade relacionadas” encabeça o rol de metas a serem alcançadas no período 2016-2030. A hora é já.
A report on Brazil’s security technology “Smart Policing”, an open-source app for monitoring police developed by Igarapé Institute.
Security researcher Robert Muggah turns our attention toward “fragile cities”. He shows us the four big risks we face, and offers a way to change course.
Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro have joined hands in trying out a new policing system. The famous cities are employing the use of mobile cameras to strengthen policing in various districts while improving police accountability and enhancing police relations with society. The initiative is
México se ha convertido en el paraíso del tráfico de armas para los grupos criminales, según denuncian los expertos. De los casi 15 millones de armas que circulan en el país, alrededor de 13 millones tienen procedencia ilegal. El principal proveedor es Estados Unidos Según
Normally, Rio is numb to violence. Each year, the number of homicides in the city of 12 million people is about one-third that of the entire United States with its 320 million people.
Rob Muggah lifts the lid on his data visualisation tools and exposes the work of cyber cartels, and what we can do to track them
[In Portuguese] Collection of articles on the main challenges and development opportunities in Haiti.
O que está por trás da relação entre o Brasil e a África? O Itamaraty defende tratar-se de um projeto de cooperação, mas o fato é que o Brasil tem interesses econômicos
SP-12: Supporters of progressive drug policy are committed to using scientific evidence as the basis for informed public debate and policy-making.
In the wake of recent cases of police violence in the United States, a national conversation has started about the use of body cameras.
A military response to digital threats can be disproportionate and ineffective to face the risks that already reach the entire brazilian society.
Robert Muggah, research director at the Igarapé Institute, talks about using technology to combat violence
This Strategic Paper reviews the emerging character and functions of ICTs to prevent violence against children in the global South.
Robert Muggah, research director at the Igarapé Institute, was selected by Ericsson as one of 60 winners in the “network society” by using technology to solve complex social problems
[In Portuguese] This article explores Brazil’s advances and shortcomings in protection activities and technical cooperation projects focused on preventing sexual violence.
[In Portugues] It is possible to make Brazil safer? Specialists say it is and share effective iniatives of four brazilian states.
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