https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8 en-us 2017-01-23 19:39:52 UTC 2026-03-16 15:33:44 UTC hello@padlet.com jdswanson https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/148852465 November 2016 was the least violent month in Guatemala in the past ten years. Although President Jimmy Morales’ achievements during his first year in office are few, it is possible to highlight those made in security, including the sustained decline in homicides during 2016. This year, Guatemala’s homicide rate hit its lowest point in the past 15 years, at 27.3 per 100,000 inhabitants, with a decrease of 258 violent deaths—from 4,778 to 4,520—according to figures from the National Civilian Police (Policía Nacional Civil, PNC).[1] Violent deaths among women also declined, from 601 in 2015 to 573 in 2016. 5,25]]> 2017-01-23 19:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/148852465 jdswanson https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/148854399 Kids ran from central America, just to face even more danger in Mexico, facing rape, killings and abuse. This affects 14, 13, 25, and 5]]> 2017-01-23 19:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/148854399 ncnelson https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/148854647  Illegal killings make gang members less likely to surrender peacefully to police when cornered and motivate criminals to kill police whenever they have the opportunity. Inhumane conditions in prisons and detention centers is an urgent problem. More than 622,000 adults are behind bars, 67 percent more than the prisons were built to hold, according to official data. Overcrowding and under staffing make it impossible for prison authorities to maintain control within many facilities, leaving detainees vulnerable to violence and gang activity.1,5]]> 2017-01-23 19:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/148854647 jdswanson https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/150665322  Cuban artist Danilo “El Sexto” Maldonado was released after two months in a maximum security prison in Havana for spray painting a reference to Fidel Castro’s death. HRF calls once again on Cuba’s dictatorial government to drop all criminal charges against him and provide guarantees that it will cease harassing and detaining him arbitrarily for exercising his right to freedom of expression. 5, 25]]> 2017-01-31 19:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/150665322 jdswanson https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/150668142 Some 70,000 people have since died in drug-related violence throughout the country – a total that surpasses the number of combat deaths that the United States suffered during the entire 20-year Vietnam War. 5, 25]]> 2017-01-31 19:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/150668142 jdswanson https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/150668775 Throughout South America over 2000 people have been saved in the middle of a large human trafficking trade. 5, 25]]> 2017-01-31 19:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jdswanson/jrv9topqdxi8/wish/150668775