“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
Honduras
Honduras faces great challenges related to systemic corruption, political interference in the justice system, and human rights violations in a context of fragile democratic institutions. Former President Juan Orlando Hernández (2014-2022) was extradited to the United States on drug-trafficking and gun charges. In January 2022, Xiomara Castro became the first female president of Honduras after winning the elections by a wide margin, promising to fight corruption and defend human rights. Impunity for human rights abuses remains the norm. The country’s murder rate remains among the highest in the world. Women, journalists, environmental defenders, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals are among those most vulnerable to violence.
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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 Should Commit to Protecting Women’s and Girls’ Rights
UN Women’s Rights Body Will Review Honduras’ Record on Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Non-Discrimination
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Honduras: Select Supreme Court Based on Merit
Additional Reforms to Strengthen Judicial Independence Also Needed
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Honduras: Rights Agenda for the Castro Administration
Justice Reform, Other Measures Urgently Needed
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Honduras Recognizes Its Responsibility in Trans Killing
Groundbreaking Commitments in Implementing Regional Court’s Ruling
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The rule of law is disintegrating in Central America
Time may be running out for Washington and its allies to hold the region’s miscreant governments to account
