Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
12-18 March 2022

Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence levels remained high amid land-related conflicts in Guatemala and Nicaragua and gang violence in several countries around the region. An ongoing land dispute between the Ixchiguán and Tajumulco communities led to multiple clashes in Guatemala, while an Indigenous leader was killed by armed settlers in Nicaragua.…

Regional Overview: Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
26 February-4 March 2022

Last week in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, violence remained high amid gang-related attacks and clashes in Mexico, Honduras, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. In Mexico, factional disputes within the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) resulted in at least 17 killings in Michoacán state, while members of the Gulf Cartel clashed with police officers and set several roadblocks in Tamaulipas state.…