The Committee of the Families of the Detained and Disappeared in Honduras, COFADEH, in this second vigil of 2017 in the Plaza of the Pañuelos Blancos in Tegucigalpa, joins in supporting the statement issued yesterday in San José Costa Rica by 33 Central American leaders and social organizations.
Human rights organizations and civil society from the throughout the region gathered at the Forum for Rights, declared their concern for the official reactions in response the Global Witness Report: “Honduras – The Deadliest Place
HONDURAS: The Deadliest Pace to Defend the Planet – a new report from Global Witness
Global Witness, a London based human rights organizationreleased a new report in January: HONDURAS – The Deadliest Pace to Defend the Planet.
Charlie Liteky – Presente!
The Friendship Office was saddened to learn of the passing of Charlie Liteky in January 2017. Charlie was a dear friend who marked our lives, the lives of many around the world and showed us what it means to be a peacemaker.
In the summer of 1986, following a vote in the U.S.
Charlie Liteky – Presente!
The Friendship Office was saddened to learn of the passing of Charlie Liteky in January 2017. Charlie was a dear friend who marked our lives, the lives of many around the world and showed us what it means to be a peacemaker.
In the summer of 1986, following a vote in the U.S.
Reps. Ellison and Johnson Call for Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in Honduras nine months after murder of Bertha Caceres
Reps. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Hank Johnson (D-GA), along with 27 Members of the House, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew expressing growing concern about human rights violations in Honduras. The letter coincides with the nine-month anniversary of Berta Cáceres’s tragic murder.
New York Times Op-Ed by Dana Frank
This past week, the New York Times published a very powerful Op-Ed titled "End U.S. Support for the Thugs of Honduras"
Here is a link to the article:
www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/opinion/end-us-support-for-the-thugs-of-honduras.html
Closed mines haunt two towns in Honduras as threats against activists mount
Story from The Global Sisters Report of the National Catholic Reporter on the impact of mines in different communities of Honduras:
Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act
Dear Friends,
LAST WEEK, Representative Hank JOHNSON (D-GA) joined by Representatives CONYERS, KAPTUR, ELLISON and SCHAKOWSKY, introduced HR Bill 5474, the “Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act”