Kidnapping

A fisherman walks along the shores of Lake Maracaibo.

In Zulia, Venezuela, Not Even Schools Escape Extortion

by Venezuela Investigation Unit 16 Apr 20246 Jun 2024

Former Venezuelan lieutenant Ronald Ojeda's casket at his funeral in Chile. El ataúd del exteniente venezolano Ronald Ojeda en su funeral en Chile.

News Tren de Aragua

High-Profile Chile Murder Shows Tren de Aragua’s Sophistication

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 11 Mar 202412 Apr 2024

The Many Violences Afflicting Haitians

by Christopher Newton 25 Oct 202318 Jun 2024

Police stand outside a factory owned by Coca Cola in Guerrero, Mexico.

3 Ways Mexican Organized Crime Affects Foreign Investment

by Dario Migliorini 24 Oct 202325 Oct 2023

Prisoners at the door of an overloaded jail cell in Brazil.

News

Firearms, Disappearances, Prison Overcrowding: Brazil’s Problems Are Getting Worse

by Chris Dalby 1 Aug 20237 Dec 2023

a Colombian army sergeant and her two children in Arauca on July 3 with members of the ELN after the guerilla group kidnapped them in previous days

News Colombia Peace

Kidnappings Surge in Colombia Amid ELN Peace Negotiations

by Henry Shuldiner 18 Jul 20236 Nov 2023

News Human Trafficking

From Smuggling to Trafficking: One Migrant’s Nightmare on the Guatemala-Mexico Border

by Cindy Espina 30 Jun 202313 Oct 2023

Does US Policy Exacerbate Migrant Kidnappings on the US-Mexico Border?

by Parker Asmann 28 Jun 202313 Oct 2023

The Rise and Fall of Ransom Kidnappings in Argentina

by Christopher Newton 1 Jun 20233 Jul 2024

Two mothers hug in Mexico's state of Sonora after finding a mass grave.

Mothers Searching for Loved Ones in Mexico Abandoned by Authorities

by Raquel Ballestin 19 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

The Kokorat San Ras gang kidnapped almost 30 people from a bus in Haiti

The Rise of Haiti’s Violent Rural Gangs

by Alessandro Ford 3 Aug 202213 Oct 2023

Some of the kidnapped foreign missionaries in Haiti after their escape

Kidnappings of UN Staff, Diplomats in Haiti Could Help Police Get More Funding

by Douwe den Held 6 Jul 202213 Oct 2023

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