Kidnap

PDF DOWNLOAD ‘Virtual kidnap’ is a crime that has developed and changed over the past five years and is prevalent particularly in Mexico but also throughout Latin America and isolated incidents have ...

The following is an extract from our quarterly Latin America Report. To receive the report in full, click here. CRIME This reporting period was characterised by an increase in crime within tourist ...

PDF Download Militant groups retain capability and intent to target nationals On 28 June 2018 a kidnap for ransom group based in Zamboanga, southern Philippines, kidnapped six persons and demanded a ransom ...

Governments issue security alerts to Westerners in Niger PDF Download On 22 June the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAIT) issued a security alert indicating that terrorist groups are ...

The first quarter of 2018 was reportedly the most violent in Mexican history, based on the number of intentional homicides. The following is taken from our full report on Latin America produced ...

NYA OBSERVES A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MARITIME KIDNAPPINGS IN WEST AFRICA IN 2018 The first four months of 2018 (January-April) saw a substantial increase in the number of people ...

Unidentified gunmen broke into the compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu on 3 May 2018, and kidnapped Sonja Nientiet, a German nurse working for ...

The kidnapping of election officials and the numerous attacks on voter registration centres in April throughout Afghanistan highlight the growing insecurity ahead of parliamentary and district council elections scheduled for 20 October ...