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Latin America is the deadliest place in the world. Together, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela account for one in every four murders on earth; four Latin Americans are killed every 15 minutes.
The region could be safer, writes Robert Muggah. With courageous leadership and evidence-based policies that learn from what’s worked well both nearby and abroad, Latin America could cut its homicide rate cut in half in ten years.
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In El Salvador, the dead are almost innumerable, but not forgotten.
Jose Cabezas/Reuters
Robert Muggah, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
Latin America's murder rate is the highest in the world, accounting for one in every four homicides on the planet.
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