Honduras
Honduras is facing systemic corruption, impunity, and human rights violations amid fragile democratic institutions. Government officials, including President Juan Orlando Hernández, have been implicated in organized crime. A new criminal code that came into effect in 2020 lowered sentences for corruption and related offenses. Impunity for human rights abuses remains the norm. The country’s murder rate remains among the highest in the world. Marred by corruption and abuse, the judiciary lacks independence and police remain largely ineffective and engaged in criminal activities. Journalists, peasant activists, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals are among those most vulnerable to violence. Government efforts to investigate and prosecute violence against members of these groups have made little progress.
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AmericasI am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch in advance of your upcoming trip to Central America to urge you to call on the region’s leaders to respect human rights, the rule of law, and judicial independence, and to take action to end violence and discrimination against marginalized groups.
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“Every Day I Live in Fear”
Violence and Discrimination Against LGBT People in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and Obstacles to Asylum in the United States
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"You Don’t Have Rights Here"
US Border Screening and Returns of Central Americans to Risk of Serious Harm
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News
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Honduras: Attack on Reproductive Rights, Marriage Equality
Congress Should Reject Constitutional Amendment
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Trans People at Risk in Honduras
Government Should Protect LGBT People from Violence, Discrimination
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Honduras: Regional Court Hears Trans Murder Case
Activists Demand Justice for Vicky Hernández at Inter-American Court
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Interview: LGBT People Flee Violence in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
Discrimination Follows them from Home to the US Border
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Anti-LGBT Persecution in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
US Barriers to Asylum Block Path to Safety
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World Bank Group Failing at Remedies for Project Abuses
Independent Review Recommends Funding to Address Harms
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