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Guest Voz: Enforce stricter gun laws to keep victims of domestic violence safe

Dec 8, 2015, 1:19 PM 0

By Dolores Sosa-Green LatinaLista It was New Year’s Eve and the little girl everyone called Lolie was hiding under her bed, her ears tightly covered and her face buried between her arms. Quietly, she prayed that no one in…

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Honduras Criminal Group Using Narcocorridos to Attract Child Recruits

Mar 14, 2014, 11:04 AM 0

By Michael Lohmuller InSight Crime A criminal group in Honduras is using songs about drug trafficking to glamorize criminal life for child recruits who they then train in the use of high-powered firearms, in another example of organized crime’s…

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Guatemala Gun Homicide Rate Double World Average: Report

Oct 23, 2013, 1:22 PM 0

By Natalie Southwick InSight Crime A new study has found Guatemala‘s firearm homicide rate is almost twice the global average, with the violence fuelled by the large number of illegal arms circulating in the country. A new report published…