Friendship Office of the Americas

The Friendship Office of the Americas is a social justice organization that fosters solidarity between the peoples of Nicaragua, Honduras and the United States and pursues polices of peace and friendship.

By Honduras Accompaniment Project

COFADEH list of murders since the coup in Honduras

The accompanying pdf document is a list of confirmed political murders since the coup d’état was carried out in Honduras in June 2009. It has been very carefully prepared by COFADEH, as a part of their Third Report since the coup.   Regarding the deaths listed, they have only included in their report the deaths which their staff has personally investigated. It is widely understood in Honduras that the number of murders is much higher than those listed here, but there are many factors which contribute to a reporting of fewer deaths.
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By Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre

III Situational Report from COFADEH in Honduras (Spanish version only)

The Committee of the Families of the Detained and Disappeared in Honduras (COFADEH) release III Human Rights Report for Honduras in the context of the coup d’état. This report provides a contextual analysis and full report on abuses documented by COFADEH for the period of October 2009- January 2010.  (Translation of this document is in process, and we will post the translated version as soon as it is completed.)
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By Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre, ,

Call-in Solidarity with Victims of State Terror in Honduras

Since the November elections in Honduras which resulted in the installation of Porfilio Lobo as President on January 27, 2010, the human rights situation in Honduras has continued to deteriorate. According to human rights organizations, there is a marked increase in selective targeting of people and communities active in the resistance movement. Despite a public discourse of reconciliation on the part of Lobo, partners in Honduras are experiencing increased levels of state terror. 

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By Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre,

Union Leader murdered in Honduras

On February 3, Vanessa Zepeda, a 29 year old nurse and SITRAIHASS union leader (Honduran Social Security Institute) left her home at 2pm. At approximately 6:30 pm, her lifeless body was dumped out of a vehicle in Loarque, a neighborhood well known for resistance movement activities.  Vanessa had received repeated death threats linked to her activism in the resistance movement which had been registered by human rights organizations. She was the mother of three children; the youngest is 4 months old.

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