Chile, long considered one of Latin America's safer havens, is grappling with an unprecedented surge in organized crime, ...

Chilean authorities say that a former senior official in the government has been arrested on suspicion of rape.

“We face organized crime together. Our unity is the most powerful ... enormous step back” in terms of advancing police reforms. Chile's police force has faced human rights abuse accusations ...

“The victim in the organized crime context is not a traditional victim. They don’t trust the police, they don’t collaborate with the investigation.” Gang Culture Chile still remains safer ...

It shows that 58% of respondents have positive perceptions of mano dura, especially in Ecuador and Costa Rica, where concerns about organized crime and violence are most acute. Nonetheless, Chile ...

Monsalve was one of the authorities in charge of designing and implementing strategies in Chile’s fight against organized crime, which has taken on outsized importance in recent years. The case also ...

Manuel Monsalve, 59, who until last month served as Chile’s deputy interior minister and played a key role in strategizing the country’s fight against a rise in organized crime, faces ...