Violence is part of everyday life in Honduras, one of a triangle of Central American countries wracked by rampant gang warfare, with some of the highest murder rates outside of a war zone.

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Proxies, however, show no difference between the two gangs in terms of violence in their neighborhoods. For a report on gangs in Honduras, for example, InSight Crime examined homicide statistics for ...

In Honduras, violence drives an exodus By Aaron Nelsen , Rio Grande Valley Bureau Updated July 6, 2014 4:11 p.m. An imprisoned former gang member displays the marks of his former life.

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS — As I approached a youth outreach center on the outskirts of this capital city, I didn’t notice the man behind us. Officials from the U.S. Agency for International ...

Honduras cracks down on gangs after the country was engulfed in violence The government of Honduras has vowed to crush gang and prison violence — borrowing a page out of neighboring El Salvador ...

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InSight Crime Analysis. The government’s single-minded focus on gangs targets only one source of violence caused by organized crime in Honduras. For example, the days between the prison riot and the ...

The National Defense and Security Council led by President of Honduras Xiomara Castro announced in a national broadcast Friday a sweeping plan to crack down on crime and safeguard national security..

In Honduras, there is widespread skepticism whether the government will be able to emulate the results in El Salvador, where crime rates plummeted and life has been transformed.

Item 1 of 2 A member of Honduras' DIPAMPCO (Police Anti Maras and Gangs Against Organised Crime Directorate) stands guard as other DIPAMPCO members frisk people while doing rounds in a low-income ...