This is the story of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito,” one of Ecuador’s top crime bosses and the leader of a powerful criminal group called the Choneros. As a young man growing up in the ...

The rhythmic drumbeat starts up, the maracas join, and singer Olaise Cortéz sways as she takes aim at a devastating issue that is too often shrouded in silence – gender-based violence. “Husband, don ...

Ms. González Calanche spent months interviewing dozens of community members, law enforcement officers, current and former government officials and former members of criminal groups in Ecuador. When ...

This week we look at surges of violence in Haiti, Ecuador and Mexico, where struggles for territorial control are growing evermore intense.

Concerns over crime and violence spiked in Gallup polling this month, with the organization noting a particular increase in mentions after politcal activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Sept.