By Alma Castro Hernández on May 14, 2012
crime, honduras, HRN, journalist, journalists, kidnapping, newscaster, radio, Radio HRN
Human Interest
It has been five days since news radio station HRN journalist Ángel Alfredo Villatoro Rivera was abducted, and yet there is still no indication of his whereabouts. Despite calls from the family and public to show mercy and release Mr. Villatoro, there is no indication that this may take place. Family members are beginning to […]
By Hector Martinez on May 8, 2012
crime, gay rights, LGBT, murder
General Honduras News
The body of gay journalist and LGBT activist Erick Martinez has been found in a ditch near the side of a road in the village of Guasculile, outside of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The exact circumstances of his death are under investigation. Police said the social activist’s body had neither injuries nor bruises; however, homicide is being […]
By Jessica Gomez on May 8, 2012
cocaine, crime, drug trafficking
General Honduras News
The police sub-commissioner, Héctor Iván Mejía announced that a joint army and police operation was conducted in La Moskitia, the northeastern jungle of Honduras. An altercation with drug traffickers resulted in the criminals’ escape (by plane), but 400 kg of cocaine were seized. The drug had been wrapped in 15 bales and was confiscated after […]
By gringa on May 6, 2012
crime, drug trafficking, united states
General Honduras News
The United States military has brought lessons from the past decade of conflict to the drug war being fought in the wilderness of Miskito Indian country, constructing this remote base camp with little public notice but with the support of the Honduran government. Multimedia It is one of three new forward bases here — one […]
By gringa on May 2, 2012
crime, human trafficking
Human Interest
A southwest Texas man was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison Monday in connection with a human smuggling case that resulted in the death of a Honduran national. Fernando Ochoa, 27, was sentenced in federal court in Eagle Pass to 216 months in federal prison. According to court documents, on Sep. 15, 2010, U.S. […]