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.
In this attached article NALACC Calls for Immediate Response and Attention to Underlying Development and Policy Failures
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.
By ELISABETH MALKIN, MAY 29, 2014 NYT
"16 people were captured including three members of the campesino leadership with precautionary measures issued by the IACHR on May 8, 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.
