Human Rights

News pertaining to human rights issues in Honduras.

Fighting Crime and Corruption in Honduras – OAS Supported Mission “MACCIH”

Fighting Crime and Corruption in Honduras – OAS Supported Mission “MACCIH”

The Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Luis Almargo, announced plans to set up the Support Mission Against Corruption and Impunity (MACCIH) in Honduras during a ceremony with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in September. The MACCIH’s mandate during 2016 will be to tackle widespread corruption and impunity within the country. “MACCIH” […]

Honduras Former President Mel Zelaya Opposes Extradition

Honduras Former President Mel Zelaya Opposes Extradition

Tegucigalpa, Honduras. – The former Honduras president and current Congressman Manuel Zelaya Rosales has stated that he is opposed to extraditions. Zelaya stated that he will file a constitutional counter-reform in Congress to return to prohibition of extradition of Hondurans. He said the reform that allows the extradition is a very large door that now affects everyone because the […]

The Human Rights Crisis in Honduras

The Human Rights Crisis in Honduras

Journalists, gay-rights activists, student protesters, indigenous campaigners and farmers on disputed territories all have something in common in Honduras: speaking out about their work puts them in extreme danger. “Impunity, threats, attacks, harassment and criminal defamation charges are all risks faced by those who try to work in sensitive areas, exposing corruption, militarisation, human-rights abuse […]

Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean Warns of High Number of Femicides

Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean Warns of High Number of Femicides

The Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has warned about the region’s high number of femicides. Last month, the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC complied official data from the region’s countries, revealing that 1,678 women were murdered because of their gender. Public data from some countries […]