Human Rights Watch Report on Honduras 2015
From the report: "Honduras suffers from rampant crime and
From the report: "Honduras suffers from rampant crime and
Bertha Oliva, director of COFADEH says in this article published by Frontline Defenders that key to ending violence is focusing on historic memory and getting answers to what happened in the past. Here is a link to the article: http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/newsletter1/spotlight
This article by Alexander Main, recently published in NACLA asks critical questions regarding the "Plan for Prosperity" being proposed by the Administration:
https://nacla.org/news/2015/02/27/will-biden%27s-billion-dollar-plan-help-central-america
This recent Los Angeles Times article documents resistance coming from more progressive Democrats to the "Plan for Prosperity" recently proposed by the White House:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/immigration/la-fg-kerry-senate-20150225-story.html
Here is a link to a recently published article published in "Truthout" which argues that this new "Plan" won’t halt the migration from Central America.
Here is a recent article carried by Reuters regarding the theft of drug money by Honduran Police.
Attached is our Summary of Human Rights issues and events in Honduras- October-December 2014
Here is a link to a recent Houston Chronicle editorial by Dana Frank, Professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Last Friday, December 5, 2014 the IACHR concluded a week long visit to Honduras. Their initial observations demonstrate that the situation concerning human rights continues to deteriorate and that the current government’s actions and failure to act impels the situation in the wrong direction. A full report will be released, but not until the spring of next year. Here is a link to their initial, rather detailed observations.