Sentence examples for impunity rates from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile, impunity rates are exceedingly high even for serious crimes; despite a reduced homicide rate, the terror endures.

The country still has one of the highest impunity rates in the world.

In Central America's Northern Triangle -- El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras -- racked by drug trafficking, gang violence and official corruption, violence against journalists is of great concern, and impunity rates are high.

Today, El Salvador's police lack the resources to carry out thorough investigations, and the courts are often ineffective and subject to political influence, leading to the high impunity rates that are common in the region.

Today, El Salvador's police lack the resources to carry out thorough investigations, and the courts are often ineffective and subject to political influence, leading to the high impunity rates that are common in the region.

To the contrary, the cultivation and use of drugs in Mexico has risen dramatically, organised crime groups now have more firepower than ever before, money is freely laundered in the country and the impunity rate has reached an historic high (pdf), with, at most, 5% of all crimes actually receiving punishment.

The impunity rate for murders of members of the press over there is a reassuring 92 per cent.

In Honduras, a country with a staggering impunity rate of 96percentthethe problem is especially acute.

According to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), in 2013 the national impunity rate reached more than 93percentt.

Between 2011 and 2013 -- a period in which 9,464 people were murdered -- Salvadoran courts issued only 490 sentences for homicides, an impunity rate of over 94percentt.

Between 2011 and 2013 -- a period in which 9,464 people were murdered -- Salvadoran courts issued only 490 sentences for homicides, an impunity rate of over 94percentt.