Not Worth a Penny: Abuses against Transgender People in Honduras

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Transgender rights activists demonstrate in Tegucigalpa on December 5, 2008, after the First National Congress of Trans People on Human Rights and Universal Access. Cynthia Nicole, murdered in January 2009, is pictured on the right (carrying a purse over her shoulder). © 2008 Human Rights Watch 49711
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Under the slogan, “Honduras free of Transphobia,” transgender human rights activists take the demonstration to Tegucigalpa’s main square. © 2008 Human Rights Watch 49711
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Gabrie, who identifies as a trans man, holds a banner calling for “respect for the right to life of sexual diversity.” © 2008 Cattrachas 49711
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During the demonstration, a transgender human rights activist speaks to the media about the violence transgender people face in their daily lives. © 2008 Human Rights Watch 49711
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A transgender woman gives a statement to a member of the investigating police after she was beaten by a client in November 2008. © 2008 Cattrachas 49711
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A transgender woman stabbed 17 times in December 2008 by a police officer shows some of her scars. © 2008 Cattrachas 49711
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The latest attack against the transgender community: Two unknown men beat Bárbara Paola, in early May 2009. Bárbara Paola is an outreach worker for the Tegucigalpa-based LGBT organization, Arcoiris. © 2009 Arcoiris 49711
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Cynthia Nicole, a transgender rights defender, was killed in January 2009. © 2008 Cattrachas 49711
Despite pledges by the Honduran authorities to curb violence and protect vulnerable groups, attacks on transgender people continue to be commonplace in Honduras.
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