Honduras Accompaniment Project
Honduras Accompaniment Project works to accompany the nonviolent social movement in Honduras in the face of the repression begun by the coup.
COFADEH ALERT: Campaign Against Human Rights Defenders in Honduras
This recently issued alert, denounces a public media campaign by the Honduran government against Human Rights defenders.
New Report by Global Witness
A recently released report by Global Witness finds Honduras to be the most dangerous country for environmentalists with 101 murders between 2010 and 2014. To view the report:
Human Rights Watch Report on Honduras 2015
From the report: "Honduras suffers from rampant crime and
Bertha Oliva speaking about Historic Memory
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
Will Biden's Billion Dollar Plan Help Central America?
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
Senate Dems push back on $1 billion plan for 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
The Obama administration is pushing a US$1 Billion "Prosperity Plan" for the northern triangle countries of Central America, doubling current levels of military assistance
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.
21 members of an elite police unit trained and vetted by the US government, working in the US Embassy are accused of stealing $1.3million in money stolen from a drug bust
Here is a recent article carried by Reuters regarding the theft of drug money by Honduran Police.