Honduras in the News

Groups ask US Secretary of State Kerry to investigate environmental activist’s death

Groups ask US Secretary of State Kerry to investigate environmental activist’s death

More than 200 conservation and environmental groups are asking Secretary of State John Kerry to help investigate the recent murder of a Honduran environmental activist. Assailants broke into Berta Cáceres’s home on March 2 and shot her, killing the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize winner. Cáceres helped lead fights against dam projects in environmentally sensitive areas […]

Alfredo Hawit, Former Vice President of FIFA Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption

Alfredo Hawit, Former Vice President of FIFA Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption

Alfredo Hawit, former international soccer official from Honduras appeared in Brooklyn, New York, federal court following extradition from Switzerland and pleaded not guilty to corruption charges. Alfredo Hawit, the former vice president of FIFA, is among dozens of soccer officials and sports advertising executives accused in a sprawling indictment alleging they took portion in a […]