Sofía Martínez Fernández Former Analyst, Northern Triangle Guatemala City, Guatemala Please submit all media inquiries to smartinez@crisisgroup.org or call +57 1 2565769 ext 101. Crisis Group Role As Crisis Group's Northern Triangle Analyst based in Guatemala, Sofía provided analysis and advice on the key issues linked to addressing security, organised crime, migration and impunity issues in Honduras and El Salvador. In The News 26 Jun 2018 The crux of the recent crisis at the [U.S.-Mexico] border is that there are fewer male migrants in their 20s or 30s making the crossing, and many more families, newborns, children, and pregnant women escaping life-or-death situations as much as poverty. The Atlantic Sofía Martínez Fernández Former Analyst, Northern Triangle 1 Mar 2018 Un pacto de Estado por la paz en El Salvador [entre el Partido FMLN y Arena que] suponga un compromiso con los cinco ejes del Plan El Salvador Seguro [es un paso indispensable]. El Faro Sofía Martínez Fernández Former Analyst, Northern Triangle 20 Dec 2017 Reprimir y perseguir el crimen [en El Salvador] es necesario, pero tratar por igual a los supuestos criminales y al casi medio millón de personas que viven bajo su yugo puede llegar a ser contraproducente. El Faro Sofía Martínez Fernández Former Analyst, Northern Triangle 18 Dec 2017 We are worried about what might be the long-term consequences of the current turmoil [in Honduras], especially in terms of how drug-trafficking groups may expand activities in a period of political crisis. Bloomberg Sofía Martínez Fernández Former Analyst, Northern Triangle 1 Dec 2017 Violence [in Honduras] is likely to escalate in the upcoming weeks since there is still no clear winner [of the elections] and the opposition its mobilizing its supporters. Bloomberg Sofía Martínez Fernández Former Analyst, Northern Triangle 16 Nov 2017 Capacities to provide legal counsel, shelter, social reintegration or even transportation for returnees across Central America are scant. The World Weekly Sofía Martínez Fernández Former Analyst, Northern Triangle Latest Updates Op-Ed / Latin America & Caribbean 27 June 2018 Today’s Migrant Flow Is Different Poverty has driven many previous waves of migrants from their homes. What’s new now is the rise of the gangs. Originally published in The Atlantic Op-Ed / Latin America & Caribbean 25 June 2018 Mass Deportations Only Fuel A Cycle Of Violence And Migration Originally published in Huffington Post Op-Ed / Latin America & Caribbean 26 February 2018 La “profecía autocumplida” de Trump sobre las pandillas El sociólogo Robert King Merton calificó de "profecía autocumplida" una predicción que, una vez hecha, es en sí misma la causa de que se haga realidad. Originally published in EFE Commentary / Latin America & Caribbean 4 December 2017 Do the Numbers Lie? Mistrust and Military Lockdown after Honduras’ Disputed Poll With massive protests, armed clashes and a government-declared state of emergency, Honduras is in social and political chaos after the 26 November general elections. In this Q&A, Crisis Group’s Northern Triangle Analyst Sofía Martínez explains what has sparked the crisis and its potential effect on armed violence. Also available in Español Op-Ed / Latin America & Caribbean 1 June 2017 El déjà-vu de las políticas de seguridad en Honduras Originally published in El Pulso Load more