20 minutes ago2, 5 million murders since 2000 in Latin America
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Latin America has experienced more than 2.5 million murders since 2000, threatening public security and undermining economic progress, a new report warned. “Demenions of the visible violence left breathless,” says the report, which was drafted by a Brazilian institute focusing on emergency security and issues [...]
“The apparent dimensions of the deadly breathless violence --” says the report, which was drafted by a Brazilian institute focusing on emergency security and development issues.
According to the report, published Thursday, the region has the highest murder rate.
33% of the deadly violence caused in the world comes from Latin America.
The high priority of criminal violence is to exacerbate the accumulate of physical and human capital and undermine economic progress, especially in the poorest segments of society”, the report warned.
According to research, young people in the region are mostly affected by violence, where nearly half of the victims are between the ages of 15 and 29, reports “Al Jazeera”, Periscopi broadcasts.
The report also includes the high rate of murder caused by weapons.
In Central America, about 78 percent of the murders were committed by a weapon, and in South America, about 80 percent were.
According to the report, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela made up a quarter of all global killings. /Periscopi/
