The United States is withholding $50 million due to concerns by some members of Congress about ongoing human rights issues, military and police corruption, assassinations of journalists and lawyers and a dysfunctional criminal justice system. The withheld amount equals about half of all U.S. aid to Honduras.
After the meetings in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, adviser Denis McDonough said he discussed ongoing collaboration with Lobo and called for “tangible progress” in protecting human rights.
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