NALACC says more militarization will exacerbate crisis of unaccompanied children on the U.S. border
In this attached article NALACC Calls for Immediate Response and Attention to Underlying Development and Policy Failures
PROAH Monthly Human Rights Summary – May 2014
Attached is our Summary of Human Rights issues and events in Honduras- May 2014
COFADEH Urgent Action June 9, 2014
Due to several incidents in and around the offices of COFADEH, and one violent assault against a COFADEH staff member, they have issued the attached Urgent Action request.
Tica Times article on the La Penca bombing
Tico Times recently published a series of articles to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the La Penca bombing. The articles are written by several journalists, some of whom were actually present when the bomb exploded during a press conference given by Eden Pastora, a former Sandinista who became disenchanted and left Nicaragua to head up the southern front of the contra.
They seemed to have figured out who actually planted the bomb, but there doesn’t seem to be conclusive evidence as to who ordered the bombing- if it was the CIA or t
Lawmakers Ask State Dept. to Review Support for Honduras
By ELISABETH MALKIN, MAY 29, 2014 NYT
Urgent Action from COFADEH on events in el Bajo Aguan
"16 people were captured including three members of the campesino leadership with precautionary measures issued by the IACHR on May 8, 2014."
Main points from Summary of Human Rights in Honduras- April 2014.
Listed below are the the main items from our April 2014 Honduras Human Rights Summary:
*Honduras featured in a number of reports by international organizations: IACHR, PBI Honduras, Global Witness.
*Government under criticism for continued failure to implement IACHR precautionary measures and for proposal to withdraw them from some beneficiaries.
PROAH Monthly Human Rights Summary – April 2014
Attached is our Summary of Human Rights issues and events in Honduras- April 2014
Amnesty International issues alert on José Ruelas
The Director of Casa Alianza Honduras, a children’s rights organization, was beaten and detained by military police on 8 May. He believes his mistreatment was in retaliation for speaking out against violence against children in Honduras and denouncing government inaction on the matter. The attached Pdf document is the Alert recently issued by Amnesty International regarding the case.