ABOUT
In.Visibles is a network of journalists and academics working on violence, organised crime and human rights in Latin America. Our investigations and analysis expose the impact of organised crime, drug trafficking and government policies on marginalised communities in Latin America. We seek to contribute to one of the most important debates in Latin America with hard facts, data, stories and analysis that provide greater insight into what is happening and the reasons behind the most complex crime trends.
At In.Visibles, we investigate and analyze how violence fueled by criminal organizations, drug trafficking, and authoritarian policies affect vulnerable communities across Latin America.
Argentine-British journalist, editor and researcher. Specialized in human rights, security and gender. She has lived and reported from every corner of Latin America for organisations such as Amnesty International, InSight Crime, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime and the Washington Office on Latin America, among others. She has also written from the region for The Guardian, Al-Jazeera, El País, BBC, Vice, Newsweek en Español, Rolling Stone, La Nación, Página 12 and Anfibia, among others. She divides her time between Buenos Aires, Melbourne and London. She founded In.Visibles in late 2023.
Salvadoran investigative journalist, author and editor. Specialist in violence, corruption and organised crime. He worked for La Prensa Gráfica in El Salvador as a reporter and editor and as senior researcher for InSight Crime. He also worked a as diplomat in Washington and was a fellow at the Centre for Latin American Studies at American University. In 2014, he wrote “Infiltrados: Crónica de la corrupción en la PNC de El Salvador” (1993-2013) (Infiltrated: Chronicle of Corruption in El Salvador’s National Civil Police (1993-2013)) and founded Revista Factum magazine. He has contributed to Central American media outlets, El País and The New York Times, among others.
Venezuelan investigative journalist and editor specialising in violence, human rights and organised crime. She has led investigative teams in Venezuelan media outlets and worked for organisations including InSight Crime. Her work has been recognised by the Data Journalism Awards, the Ipys Award for Investigative Journalism in Venezuela and she has received recognition at the Gabriel García Márquez, Javier Valdés and Global Shining Light Awards. In 2023, she published the book El Tren de Aragua: La banda que revolucionó el crimen organizado en América Latina (The Aragua Train: The Gang That Revolutionised Organised Crime in Latin America). She currently leads the Alianza Rebelde Investiga (ARI), an editorial coalition of three media outlets in Venezuela.
Mexican graphic designer and web developer. Specialist in advertising and communication strategies. He has actively collaborated in both the commercial sector and in association with social and non-governmental organisations. His experience extends to areas such as outdoor advertising, brand management and editorial design.
Argentine investigative journalist specialising in security and drug trafficking. He has worked for media outlets including the daily newspaper El Ciudadano in Rosario, Argentina, El Litoral, Crítica de la Argentina and is currently a correspondent for the daily newspaper La Nación. In 2001, he was a war correspondent in Afghanistan and in 2022, in Ukraine. In 2015 and 2022, he was awarded the Adepa Prize for Best Journalistic Investigation for his work on drug trafficking in Frontera, Santa Fe; in 2017, he received the Konex Award in the category of Graphic Journalism; and in 2023, he was awarded the Pen of Honour by the National Academy of Journalism. He headed the Investigative Journalism department in the journalism degree programme at the University of Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, and is currently in charge of the Investigative Journalism department at the Argentine Catholic University of Rosario. In 2017, he published the book Los Monos, about one of Argentina’s main criminal organisations, for which he won the FOPEA award for best investigative journalism book, and in 2023, Rosario, both together with journalist Hernán Lascano.
Colombian lawyer with a master’s degree in law and a specialist in human rights and international humanitarian law. She has more than 20 years of experience investigating drug, security and justice issues for international cooperation agencies, state institutions, research centres and communities in Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, San Francisco-Oakland (USA) and Colombia. She teaches Geopolitics of Drugs in the Master’s Degree in Cultures and Drugs at the University of Caldas (Colombia), Microtrafficking and Violence in the Master’s Degree in Criminology and Citizen Security at CELIV-UNTREF, and is co-coordinator of the Working Group on Violence, Governments and Democracy of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO). She worked as a mentor for the Resilience Fund and as an expert evaluator for the Global Organised Crime Index of the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime and is a founding member of Amassuru, a network of women specialists in security and defence in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Argentine popular educator, human rights activist and documentary photographer. With a long history of involvement in human rights organisations, he has actively contributed in the areas of education, communication and institutional advisory services. His experience covers crucial issues such as child labour, disability, community development and popular education. Through his documentary photography, he seeks to highlight realities, raise awareness and promote dialogue on social issues, complementing his work as a researcher and human rights advocate.
Chilean consultant and researcher, specialising in intelligence, international terrorism, emerging threats, transnational organised crime, dangerous religious groups and bioterrorism. With a degree in Senior Public Security Administration and 20 years of experience as an officer in the Chilean Carabineros, he has spent more than a decade as a consultant and field researcher throughout the region. He has collaborated with law enforcement agencies and research centres on illicit economies and was a consultant for a United Nations agency. In 2024, he published the book “A Virus in the Shadows: The Expansion of Drug Trafficking and Organised Crime”. He is currently a member of the Advisory Panel of Security Experts of the Chilean Ministry of the Interior and Public Security, an ad honorem technical and advisory body, and is director of research at IBI Consultants for the Southern Cone.
Investigative journalist and analyst with 40 years of experience working on security and violence issues in Latin America and Africa. Between 1987 and 2005, he was a correspondent and researcher for The Washington Post, covering civil wars and transnational crime in Central America and West Africa. Since then, he has worked with organisations including the Consortium for the Study of Intelligence, studying non-state armed groups and reforms to the US intelligence system. He was also a visiting professor at the Centre for Strategic Studies at the National Defence University in Washington, D.C., where he published studies on the evolution of transnational crime in Latin America. He is the author of the books Blood from Stones: The Secret Financial Network of Terror” (2004) and “Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible” (2007). In 2005, he founded the research centre IBI Consultants, which he currently chairs.
Mexican documentary filmmaker and photographer specialising in human rights, migration and gender. He has produced photo essays, films and articles on these topics in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil for international organisations including the Washington Office on Latin America, UNHCR, Amnesty International, Médecins Sans Frontières, Art For Human Rights and OXFAM, among others. He has also worked in news production at Televisa and his stories have been published in The Guardian, Financial Times, Vice, Washington Post, El País, BuzzFeed, BBC Mundo and Newsweek, among others.
HOW ARE WE FUNDED?
We are an independent media outlet. We apply for grants offered by foundations and organisations that support journalism projects and receive individual donations. We also establish partnerships with other media outlets.
The launch of In.Visibles was funded through the first new media incubation programme of Sembramedia/Google News Initiative.
In.Visibles is registered as a non-profit company in the United Kingdom.
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