R unning Ecuador seems an unenviable job. In recent years it has become the most violent state in mainland Latin America.

"They stole children from other towns and sacrificed them in front of her (Santa Muerte) when they wanted to land a big hit," ...

One legislator is pushing for more severe punishment but others in the country blame not the young killers but a state which ...

Under President Daniel Noboa, the prisons have been declared “security zones” and are under the direct control of the police ...

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa is betting that his pledges to push crime-fighting initiatives begun under his truncated ...

Carlos D was the second-in-command of Los Lobos (The Wolves) and "considered a high-value target," the armed forces said in a ...

People on the streets of Ecuador can rattle off the places they have encountered criminals. And they can just as easily list ...

Ahead of Ecuador's presidential election, crime reduction remains pivotal. President Daniel Noboa, leveraging military force ...