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Gender and Crime

Posted inNews Mexico

Why Are There More Women in Mexican Prisons for Organized Crime?

by Daniela Valle 13 May 20243 Jul 2024

The Informants of Tibú: How the Colombian State Unleashed a Wave of Femicides

Women survivors of the massacre in the Honduras women's prison. Mujeres sobrevivientes de la masacre en el penal de mujeres de Honduras.
Posted inNews Gender and Crime

InSide the Story: How We Investigated Honduras’ Women’s Prison Massacre

by InSight Crime 10 Apr 202410 Apr 2024
Cover podcast episode one prison two gangs, massacre in women prison in honduras Barrio 18 and MS-13 Gangs

EP03 · One Prison, Two Gangs

Side-by-side images of the actual Griselda Blanco and the Netflix series cover. Imagenes al lado de la Griselda Blanco actual y el imagen promocional de la serie de Netflix.
Posted inNews Gender and Crime

What Netflix’s ‘Griselda’ Gets Wrong About Women in Organized Crime

by Lara Loaiza 1 Mar 20241 Mar 2024
Honduras has moved to indict nine women accused of their participation in a prison massacre that claimed the lives of 46 female prisoners.
Posted inNews Gender and Crime

Security Concerns Persist Despite Indictments for Honduras Prison Massacre

by Victoria Dittmar 5 Feb 20245 Feb 2024
A woman in prison in Mexico hangs a blanket to dry
Posted inNews Gender and Crime

Women Increasingly Participating in Organized Crime in Mexico: Report

by Lara Loaiza 14 Dec 202313 May 2024
Posted inNews Gender and Crime

Colombia Expands Investigation of Gender Violence in Its Armed Conflict

by Lara Loaiza 29 Sep 202313 Oct 2023
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The Timebomb That Exploded Twice: Behind the Massacres in Honduras’ Women’s Prison

Portada del libro "Narcas" de Deborah Bonello
Posted inNews Mexico

Women in the Room: Q&A With Narcas Author Deborah Bonello 

by Lara Loaiza 3 Aug 202314 Mar 2024
Women carry pink crosses that read “not one more” in a protest against gender violence in Mexico City.
Posted inNews

Mexico’s Rising Femicides Linked to Organized Crime

by Lara Loaiza 11 Jul 202313 Oct 2023
Thousands of children are separated from parents in prison, or have to spend part of their childhood behind bars as well.
Posted inNews Prisons

Q&A: Latin American Children With Parents in Prison Get No Support

by Chris Dalby 22 Jun 202313 Oct 2023

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