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Chapter Eight: Latin America

Chapter Eight: Latin America Chapter Eight Latin America Central America (Northern Triangle) In an attempt to counter endemic vio- Key statistics 2013 2014 lence, tougher security policies were Conflict intensity: High High unveiled in 2014 by the three coun- Fatalities: 13,000 15,000 tries of Central America’s ‘northern New IDPs: triangle’: Honduras, Guatemala and El New refugees: 1,500 Salvador. The measures often included a military component, raising concerns about a deepening dependence on the armed forces for internal security. Such fears were compounded by the breakdown of the truce between the gangs of El Salvador – the region’s most significant security initiative not to involve the use of force – which led to an increasing number of homicides, particularly assassinations of police officers. Despite declining murder rates in Honduras and Guatemala, the northern triangle became the epicentre of a renewed wave of emigration to the United States. Many of these migrants were unaccompanied children, who put their fates in the hands of human smugglers nicknamed ‘coyotes’. The lost children A total of 68,541 unaccompanied minors were apprehended at the United States’ southern border in fiscal year 2014 (ending in September 2014), the RUSSIAN FEDERATION Karachay- CASPIAN Cherkessia SEA TURKEY Kabardino- 1999–2009 21,000 Balkaria Abkhazia http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Armed Conflict Survey Taylor & Francis

Chapter Eight: Latin America

Armed Conflict Survey , Volume 1 (1): 22 – Jan 1, 2015
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10.1080/19455224.2015.1041753
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Chapter Eight Latin America Central America (Northern Triangle) In an attempt to counter endemic vio- Key statistics 2013 2014 lence, tougher security policies were Conflict intensity: High High unveiled in 2014 by the three coun- Fatalities: 13,000 15,000 tries of Central America’s ‘northern New IDPs: triangle’: Honduras, Guatemala and El New refugees: 1,500 Salvador. The measures often included a military component, raising concerns about a deepening dependence on the armed forces for internal security. Such fears were compounded by the breakdown of the truce between the gangs of El Salvador – the region’s most significant security initiative not to involve the use of force – which led to an increasing number of homicides, particularly assassinations of police officers. Despite declining murder rates in Honduras and Guatemala, the northern triangle became the epicentre of a renewed wave of emigration to the United States. Many of these migrants were unaccompanied children, who put their fates in the hands of human smugglers nicknamed ‘coyotes’. The lost children A total of 68,541 unaccompanied minors were apprehended at the United States’ southern border in fiscal year 2014 (ending in September 2014), the RUSSIAN FEDERATION Karachay- CASPIAN Cherkessia SEA TURKEY Kabardino- 1999–2009 21,000 Balkaria Abkhazia

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