• World Report 2012: Honduras

    Honduras failed in 2011 to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations under the de facto government that took power after the 2009 military coup. Impunity remained a serious problem, despite the government’s establishment of a truth commission in May 2010 to examine events surrounding the coup, and efforts by the human rights unit in the Attorney General’s Office to investigate abuses.  

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  • Honduras: US Legal Case Over 2009 Coup
    Nov 3, 2011
    Honduras has failed to bring to justice those responsible for the serious human rights violations committed in the aftermath of the June 2009 coup d’etat.
  • Honduras: Investigate Killings of Peasants
    Sep 9, 2011
    Honduras should conduct a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation into the killings of dozens of peasants in the Bajo Aguán Valley.
  • Honduras: Stop Efforts to Discredit Human Rights Prosecutors
    May 31, 2011
    The Lobo administration needs to ensure that government officials stop attacking the credibility of human rights prosecutors. President Porfirio Lobo also should direct security forces to cooperate fully with abuse investigations.
  • Honduras: Probe Charges of Police Brutality
    Mar 30, 2011
    Honduran authorities should conduct a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation into allegations of excessive use of force by police to disperse teachers union demonstrations in Honduras and prosecute anyone found responsible.
  • Honduras: Prominent Rights Defender Threatened
    Mar 10, 2011
    Honduran authorities should conduct a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation into the serious threats received recently by a prominent human rights defender, Leo Valladares Lanza. Valladares is Honduras’ former ombudsman and the former president of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights.
  • Appeal to President Porfirio Lobo Sosa to Investigate Recent Murders of Transgender Women in Honduras
    Jan 31, 2011
  • Honduras: Investigate Murders of Transgender Women
    Jan 31, 2011
    The Honduran government should ensure a prompt and thorough investigation of the recent murders of transgender women and bring those responsible to justice, Human Rights Watch and Red Lésbica Cattrachas, a Honduran lesbian rights organization, said today. Six transgender women have been murdered in Honduras since November 29, 2010, with the latest killing on January 17, 2011.
  • Honduras: Prosecute Post-Coup Abuses
    Dec 20, 2010
    Honduran authorities should take concrete steps to end impunity for abuses committed after the country’s 2009 coup, and to curb ongoing attacks against journalists, human rights defenders, and political activists.The 65-page report, “After the Coup: Ongoing Violence, Intimidation, and Impunity in Honduras,” documents the state’s failure to ensure accountability for abuses committed under the country’s de facto government in 2009. The report also documents 47 cases of threats or attacks – including 18 killings – against journalists, human rights defenders, and political activists since the inauguration of President Porfirio Lobo in January 2010.
  • Honduras: Police Officer Sentenced for Stabbing Transgender Sex Worker
    Sep 10, 2010
    The conviction of an off-duty police officer for a stabbing attack on a transgender woman is a major victory for justice and equal rights in Honduras, Human Rights Watch and Red Lésbica Cattrachas, a Honduran lesbian rights organization, said today. The two organizations attended the trial as observers.
  • Honduras: Ongoing Attacks Foster Climate of Intimidation
    Jul 29, 2010
    Six months after President Porfirio Lobo took office, Honduras has made little progress toward addressing the serious human rights abuses since the 2009 coup.
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