After a 15-month "mega-trial," a Peruvian court found former President Alberto Fujimori guilty of human rights abuses. The verdict makes him the first democratically elected leader in Latin America convicted in a human rights case in his home country.

AS/COA hosted a panel on intellectual property protection in Mexico and across the America in this launch of a report by Mexico City-based Fundación IDEA.

AS/COA looks at Bolivia’s new presidential cabinet and economic outlook in the wake of a referendum approving a new constitution.

As violence related to organized crime takes its toll in Mexico, the debate deepens over hemispheric drug policy. Proposals on the table range from stepped-up security cooperation to drug decriminalization. Meanwhile, Washington announced widespread arrests of suspects linked to Mexican cartels.

Has Mexico’s freedom of information reform fulfilled its promise?

Despite Mexico's war on organized crime, bloodshed continues and the cartels' tentacles reach well beyond the country's borders. As the crisis grows, so do calls and proposals for solutions.