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Cerveceria Hondurena, a subsidiary of SABMiller, has begun a school named “Azunosa”, in order to provide an education for the children of their sugarcane field workers.

Sugarcane supplies the soft drinks division, and the International Labor Organization (ILO) has stated that sugar cane harvesting could be hazardous, and is not suitable for people under 18 years old. The Cerveceria Hondurena, therefore, has built a school for those children who traditionally would be working alongside their family during the sugarcane harvest.

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May 19, 2010
5:24 PM

Honduras: Firings Undercut Judicial Independence
Supreme Court Should Reinstate Judges Immediately

The firing of judges who opposed the 2009 coup is a serious blow to judicial independence in Honduras, Human Rights Watch said today.

On May 12, 2010, the Honduran Supreme Court ratified its May 5 vote to dismiss four lower-court judges who are members of Judges for Democracy, a group that has challenged the legality of the coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya last year.

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A group of United Nations human rights experts today urged the Honduran Government to take immediate action to end violence against journalists in the Central American country where, they said, seven media professionals have been killed during the past six weeks, and several others have been threatened.

“We urge the Government to take all necessary measures to thoroughly investigate these killings and threats, prosecute those responsible, and ensure the physical and psychological integrity of all journalists under threat,” the independent experts said in a statement issued in Geneva.

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