Abstract

48 Americas Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Honduras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Mexico (Cartels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 MS–13 gang members at a detention centre in San Salvador, El Salvador Regional Introduction they compete and use armed violence to control The five armed conflicts currently active on the territory rather than coordinating to fix market