Authorities

Despite long-awaited mass grave excavation in Medellín, local trust in authorities remains fractured

admin7 days ago08 mins

Medellín, Colombia — After years of demands to search for those forcibly disappeared in Medellin’s La Escombrera landfill, Colombia’s transitional justice body, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), has officially announced it is the site of a mass grave. With four bodies found so far, and many more thought to be buried at the site…

Authorities uncover pedophile ring in Chile, charge 14 men with sex crimes

admin4 weeks ago012 mins

Medellín, Colombia – Chile’s Prosecutor’s Office uncovered a pedophile ring in the southern city of Chillán, in what is one of the country’s worst cases of sexual violence against minors in recent years. Although names have not been released by authorities, the Chilean press has signaled that the ring was led by a 64-year-old christian…