Honduras
Thursday 10.6.2021 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Violent attack on Indigenous peoples and surveillance of defenders demanding justice for Berta
On 10th May 2021, members of the San Francisco de Locomapa community, Yoro department, were violently attacked by individuals linked to the lumber industry and by the police. Indigenous peoples in the community have faced repeated attacks for their defence of their territories and the Tolupán forest against extractive activities. Read more
Thursday 15.4.2021 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Lenca leader killed and several defenders facing criminalisation in Honduras
On 16th March 2021, during its 46th session, the Human Rights Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) outcome for Honduras. Read more | Read in Spanish
Monday 22.2.2021 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Justice for Keyla: nursing student’s suspected homicide sparks outrage in Honduras
In early February 2021, police forces in Honduras repressed protests for justice in the case of Keyla Martínez, a nursing student who died under police custody in La Esperanza, Intibucá. Read more
Thursday 14.1.2021 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Two environmental defenders killed in Honduras
On 24th November 2020, Laura Carolina Valentín Dolmo, a young Garífuna defender and member of the Organización Fraternal Negra Hondureña (OFRANEH), was found dead in the river Danto in La Ceiba, in the northern Atlantida department. Read more | Read in Spanish
Friday 30.10.2020 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Honduras: land rights defender Arnold Joaquín Morazán Erazo and journalist Luis Almendares killed
On 13th October 2020, land and water rights defender Arnold Joaquín Morazán Erazo was shot and killed in Tocoa, Colón department. Read more
Monday 24.8.2020 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Honduran defenders at high risk: two defenders killed and five Garifuna leaders missing
On 10th July 2020, 22-year-old LGBTI+ rights defender Scarleth Cáceres was shot and killed in Tegucigalpa. Cáceres was a member of civil society organisation Asociación LGBT Arcoíris de Honduras, which defends sexual diversity rights. Read more | Read in Spanish
Monday 13.7.2020 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Honduras enacts new Criminal Code enabling criminalisation of protesters and journalists
On 25th June 2020, Honduras’ new Criminal Code entered into force despite warnings from civil society that some of its provisions threaten freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly. As previously reported on the Monitor, human rights organisations have said that the code enables criminalisation of protests. Read more
Friday 22.5.2020 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Honduras’ undue restrictions on expression and police abuse of emergency powers during COVID-19
On 10th March 2020, Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández declared a state of sanitary emergency due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On 16th March 2020, another decree (PCM-021-2020) restricted several constitutional guarantees, including freedoms of expression, association, assembly, and movement. Read more | Read in Spanish
Thursday 2.4.2020 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Honduras’ new criminal code continues to concern human rights organisations
On 23rd February 2020, the offices of peasants’ organisation La Via Campesina were looted in Tegucigalpa. According to members of the organisation, a computer and some documents were stolen. Some office equipment and furniture were also damaged. Read more
Tuesday 4.2.2020 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Three Honduran human rights defenders killed in one week
On 28th December 2019, Garífuna human rights defender Ignacia López Martínez was shot several times by unidentified attackers. She passed away on 11th January 2020 as a result of her severe injuries from this attack. Read more | Read in Spanish
