PROAH Monthly Human Rights Summary August-September 2014
Attached is our Summary of Human Rights issues and events in Honduras- August-September 2014
The Hondurans that don’t migrate: Indigenous communities face death threats to defend their land
We link to an article, published in Latin Correspondent, written by a recently returned PROAH volunteer about what is happening in Locomapa- a community in Yoro, Honduras that is struggling to protect communal lands from illegal logging and mining:
http://latincorrespondent.com/honduras/locomapa-de-yoro-indigenous-tolup…
The Hondurans that don’t migrate: Indigenous communities face death threats to defend their land
We link to an article, published in Latin Correspondent, written by a recently returned PROAH volunteer about what is happening in Locomapa- a community in Yoro, Honduras that is struggling to protect communal lands from illegal logging and mining:
http://latincorrespondent.com/honduras/locomapa-de-yoro-indigenous-tolup…
Latin America at a Climate Crossroads
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 2014 (IPS) – World leaders gathered at the Climate Change Summit during the United Nations General Assembly on Sep. 23 will have a crucial opportunity to mobilise political will and advance solutions to climate change.
They will also need to address its closely connected challenges of increasing access to sustainable energy as a key tool to secure and advance gains in the social, economic and environmental realms.
PROAH Monthly Human Rights Summary – July 2014
Attached is our Summary of Human Rights issues and events in Honduras- July 2014
PROAH Monthly Human Rights Summary – June 2014
Attached is our Summary of Human Rights issues and events in Honduras- June 2014
El Niño Triggers Drought, Food Crisis in Nicaragua
By José Adán Silva
MANAGUA, Jul 10 2014 (IPS) – The spectre of famine is haunting Nicaragua. The second poorest country in Latin America, and one of the 10 most vulnerable to climate change in the world, is facing a meteorological phenomenon that threatens its food security.
ALERT: ARMED ASSAULT OF PRIESTS WITH PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PROAH ACCOMPANIERS
The Honduras Accompaniment Project/Proyecto de Acompañamiento internacional en Honduras (PROAH) expresses its grave concern regarding the armed assault and abduction carried out against Father César Augusto Espinoza Muñoz and Father Abel Carbajal, priests of the parish of Arizona, Atlántida and three international human rights accompaniers with PROAH (Two Swiss and one French citizens).
The Child Migration Crisis and the Legacy of the Honduran Coup
In the years just before the June 28, 2009 coup d’état, Honduras was rarely in the U.S. news. In the five years since, Honduras has received much more coverage, but it’s all bad press. Most recently has been the story of the surge of unaccompanied minors from Central America at U.S. borders. Of the 47,000 children apprehended by U.S.
Urgent Action from COFADEH on events in el Bajo Aguan
Please find the attached Urgent Action from COFADEH regarding the violent eviction that was carried out on Thursday July 3, 2014 by members of Xatruch III of approximately 350 families of the "Gregorio Chavez" Movement from the Paso Aguán farm.