In a recent visit to the region, the Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton stated that “the U.S. is committed to citizen safety in Central America…We are doing everything we can in the fight against corruption and impunity, in providing the equipment and the support that law enforcement and the military require, and helping to [...]
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Lima.- Transparency in political parties financing, multilateral cooperation to follow corrupt actions and an increased participation of the business sector are some necessary tools to fight corruption in the region, said Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) José Miguel Insulza.
“Corruption is in one of the first positions in [...]
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In Bogota, the young are poisoned with a new synthetic drug whose ingredients are of high risk and are usually sold in heart shapes and color.
The OAS recommended further studies on the new threat in Lima, Quito and La Paz. READ MORE HERE (in spanish)
In South America, Colombia is the biggest producer of the dangerous [...]
The mexican Political Party PAN presented in the Senate a proposal to raise to constitutional status the fight against corruption.
They want to create a specialized body to fight corruption among legislators, governors, the President of the Republic and any federal or state officials who commit violations of the mexican laws or omissions in its functions.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton travelled to Mexico to discuss the drug trade and violence with President Calderón and Mexican officials.
Clinton pledged to work with Mexican officials to help tackle the drug problem and said the drug cartels responsible for increasing violence in the border region are fighting not just Mexican military and [...]
Jose Antonio Ortega: In Mexico grows kidnapping. During the National Conference on Victims of Crime and Human Rights, Ortega noted that Mexico now surpasses Colombia and Haiti.
In the mexican city of Leon, the President of the Citizen Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice, José Antonio Ortega, issued a study that shows that Mexico has [...]
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The Organization of American States OAS (CICAD) and the United Nations UNODC reported on the subject at the Fifty-third Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria. This new study on drug abuse among youth in South America showed that marihuana is the most frequently used illegal drug among the population sample used.
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Bogota, Colombia.- The Community Police of America (Ameripol) and the European Union signed an agreement today in Bogota to pursue organized crime and the links to narco-terrorists guerrilla groups like FARC.
The agreement includes a contribution of 1.5 million euros (about $ 2 million) by the European Union over the next three years, according to a [...]
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An initiative geared towards training hotel staff to spot and report situations where children could be sexually exploited will soon be in effect in Manitoba (Canada), said officials.
Officials said sexual predators sometimes make use of motel and hotel rooms to exploit children.
The province is partnering with the Manitoba Hotel Association on the initiative to counter [...]
In his Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives (March 10, 2010) , at the Rayburn House Office Building (US Congress) in Washington D.C., the Assistant Secretary of the Department of State /Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Mr. Arturo Valenzuela, outlined the ” United States. [...]
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