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Central America and the Caribbean
Guatemala
A prison riot in Guatemala highlights a broken system that continues to suffer from overcrowding, rising violence and a lack of organizational leadership – all of which likely exacerbates the nation’s gang problems.
The riot occurred on October 6 at the high-security Boquerón prison in the Santa Ro…
Central America and the Caribbean
Panama
On an islet of the Pacific there is a maximum security prison that has become the focus of an intense controversy in the country due to the alleged violation of human rights of their prisoners. Even the IACHR has played a leading role with the issuance of a precautionary measure in favor of six pri…