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Peruvian and Colombian Defense Ministers Unite against Organized Crime
Colombia and Peru have committed to implementing a plan to fight criminal organizations along their shared border, the defense ministers of the two countries, meeting in Bogotá, announced on January 25.
Al-Qaeda's Funding Sources Drying Up
Al-Qaeda's regular sources of funding seem to be disappearing after the death of Osama bin Laden and the Arab Spring revolutions.
FARC Completes List of Hostages It Promises to Release
On January 25, the communist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), revealed the names of one member of the military and two police officers whom it promised to release in the near future.
Venezuela Deports Three Alleged Drug Traffickers
Venezuela deported three alleged drug traffickers, sought by Interpol and the authorities of Canada, Colombia, and the United States, to those countries on January 24, Interior and Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami announced.
Top Businesswoman to Head State-Run Oil Giant Petrobras
State-run oil giant Petrobras announced on January 23 that top executive Maria das Graças Silva Foster, a protégé of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, soon would take over as the company’s first female chief executive.
Colombia will invite the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) to participate in the debate over an administration initiative to expand the scope of military justice in the country, Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzón announced on January 25.
On January 24, Guatemalan President Otto Pérez created two police forces to combat and prevent kidnappings and the murder of women, as part of an “iron fist” anti-crime plan he announced during the election campaign.
Violence shot up in Guatemala during the recently concluded administration of Álvaro Colom, with more than 24,000 homicides during his four-year term, the highest figure in the last three administrations, according to a report released by a humanitarian organization on January 23.
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