Politics
Peru will not recognize Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's "democratically elected president"
Ecuador has formally recognized Edmundo González as the elected president of Venezuela
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Human rights organizations denounce El Salvador's anti-gang crackdown as human rights violations
The measures have resulted in widespread violations of due process in the country, leading to “systematic” human rights abuses, according to human rights organizations
Crime
Man kills four children, injures five with ax at pre-school in Brazil
The victims were aged between 3 and 7, including three boys and one girl, according to officials. One of the victims that survived remains in critical condition at the hospital
Politics
Salvadoran President Bukele condemns Trump indictment, arrest of opposition candidate
Bukele speaks out on the arrest of former President Trump
Crime
Kidnappings in Haiti increase threefold in 2023, says human rights group
"Gangs use extreme violence (all forms of torture) to force parents and families to pay large sums of U.S. money that they do not have," it said, citing severe burns, gang rapes, and hangings a consequence of not paying
Crime
U.S. relatives of migrants who died in Mexican facility fire at an immigration station demand answers
"The Mexican authorities are not responding," said Guatemalan Alba González, first cousin of Roberto González Hernández, one of the 40 migrants who died on Monday, March 27 in Mexico
Crime
Honduras clones El Salvador, deploys military to fight gangs
The Honduran government deployed hundreds of soldiers to combat criminal gangs under the state of emergency imposed in several cities in the country
Crime
Mexico urges China to help fight fentanyl production and smuggling
The letter asks Xi to provide Mexico with information about when and where fentanyl was being shipped from China to Mexico, as well as how much of the drug was being transported and by whom
Crime
Five children rescued from trafficking after U.S. most wanted couple captured by Mexican police
Five of the children, who were missing and in danger, were rescued during the arrest and taken into protective custody. The case has been described as the worst case of child abuse some investigators have ever seen
Human Rights
Pro-democracy opposition groups to denounce Latin American totalitarianism at Congress, U.S. State Dept.
A group of pro-democracy opposition groups from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras and Bolivia will meet with members of Congress and the U.S. State Dept. to express concerns about repression crackdowns in their countries
Crime
Police investigate four lifeless bodies Cancun tourist beach
Monday’s incident comes days after an American tourist was shot in the city
