Welcome to the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Pages
Welcome to the Centre for Security Sector Management’s (CSSM) regional site for Latin America and the Caribbean.
The CSSM Latin American and Caribbean web-page provides a repository of information which is regularly updated with new organisations, events, academic papers, official documents and news items relevant to regional, security sector management issues. This site aims to facilitate the flow of information between policy makers, practitioners and academics providing a valuable resource for the Latin American and Caribbean region.
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UK mercenary on trial in E Guinea, 17 June 2008
The British mercenary, Simon Mann, is set to go on trial in Equatorial Guinea accused of plotting a coup to overthrow the country's government in 2004.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7458274.stm
Unrest in Haiti | 17 April 2008
Haiti’s prime minister lost his job on April 12th, the result of more than a week of unrest as protesters rioted in reaction to rising food prices in the hemisphere’s poorest country. Several Haitians died, and one United Nations peacekeeper was killed. The president, René P more>>>
"21st Century Justice" at a local Brazilian School
Restorative justice is a legal concept that changes the focus of judicial practices.
http://www.comunidadesegura.org/index.php?q=en/node/38161
Ameripol comes to life
Latin America's first regional police force is now on its way to becoming a reality thanks to a number of accords signed by 18 countries on 14 November in Bogotá, Colombia, breathing life into a potentially promising but shaky new institution, Ameripol.
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Colombia's campaign to win rebel minds | 28 January 2008
As the hostage crisis continues in Colombia, the government is stepping up its efforts to bring another group of people back from the country's jungles: the guerrillas themselves. New figures show that a record number of illegal fighters - nearly 3,200 - demobilised last ye more>>>
Armed Violence Reduction Programming in Brazil
Brazil presents levels of armed violence that are higher than those of countries at war. Several factors have contributed to the increase of armed violence rates since the 80’s, including the country’s urbanization process, lack of public policies that adress the needs of th more>>>
Colombia: a community policing success story | 2 January 2008
Interview with Yed Milton Lopez, Major of the Colombian National Police.
http://www.comunidadesegura.org/index.php?q=en/node/37740
Colombia: Moving Forward with the ELN? | 15 October 2007
The peace process between Alvaro Uribe’s government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) risks failure unless both parties establish the trust needed to overcome substantive bottlenecks.
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