By Jennifer Catracha on April 24, 2012
comayagua, honduras prison fire, human rights, san pedro sula, tegucigalpa
General Honduras News
Monday afternoon a mission of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) visited San Pedro Sula to begin the inspection of 24 prisons in Honduras. The mission met yesterday with the public and the Roman Catholic Church in order to discuss the current situation of the penitentiary system of Honduras. On March 26th, representatives of […]
By gringa on February 16, 2012
fire, honduras, human rights, prison
Human Interest
OPINION: It’s unfortunate that it takes a prison fire killing 300 people to raise awareness of the problems with Latin America’s prison systems. Beyond this one terrible event, the general state of this hemisphere’s prisons are a daily human rights tragedy. Honduras is among the worst of the region, with serious overcrowding, undertrained staff and […]
By Jennifer Catracha on February 15, 2012
honduras prison fire, human rights, investigatoin, report
Human Interest
Republic of Honduras, C.A. National Commissioner for Human Rights RELEASE Between 10:30 and 11:00 p.m. last night a fire of unknown cause arose in Granja Penal (the criminal farm) of Comayagua, which consumed five out of ten homes in a single block; the other homes are in front of three steps and did not suffer […]
By Catracha Hondurena on February 7, 2012
human rights, united nations
General Honduras News
PRESS RELEASE: The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Ms. Margaret Sekaggya, will visit Honduras from 7 to 14 February 2012. “The purpose of the mission is to evaluate, in an objective and impartial manner, the situation of human rights defenders in Honduras,” Mrs. Sekaggya said. The Special Rapporteur also added that […]
By Catracha Hondurena on January 18, 2012
human rights, LGBT
Human Interest
From U.N. chambers to the halls of the State Department, global pressure on countries to protect the rights of gay people and transgender people is rising. For Josue Hernandez, the new emphasis can’t come fast enough. The 33-year-old gay activist bears the scar of the bullet that grazed his skull in an attack a few […]