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Press Release
“Outrageous” Murder of Human Rights Lawyer in Honduras Exposes Dire Need for Action
Antonio Trejo Cabrera died on Saturday evening after gunmen shot him five times outside a wedding ceremony in a southern suburb of the capital, Tegucigalpa, in what media accounts have described as an attack calculated by experts.
September 25, 2012
Report
Annual Report: Honduras 2011
Head of state and government: Porfirio Lobo Sosa Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 7.6 million Life expectancy: 72.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 44/35 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 83.6 per cent Freedom of expression came under attack. Little progress was made in repairing the damage to human rights protection and the rule of law that followed the 2009 coup. Impunity for human rights violations by military and police officers persisted. Human rights defenders were subject to intimidation. Background Porfirio Lobo of the National Party became President in January. The new government faced criticism for the lack of accountability for…
June 16, 2011
Press Release
Honduras: Failing to tackle coup rights abuses
Amnesty International has accused the Honduran authorities of failing to address serious human rights violations that...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Honduras: Failing to tackle coup rights abuses
Amnesty International has accused the Honduran authorities of failing to address serious human rights violations that...
March 27, 2011
Report
Invisible Victims: Migrants on the Move in Mexico
Invisible Victims: Migrants on the Move in Mexico Available in PDF only
March 26, 2011
Report
Persecution and resistance: The experience of human rights defenders in Guatemala and Honduras
This report focuses on risks that human rights defenders face in Honduras and Guatemala, where the pattern of human rights abuses against human rights activists is widespread and in need of serious attention.
March 26, 2011
Report
Annual Report: Honduras 2010
Head of state and government José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, deposed in June by Roberto Micheletti Death penalty abolitionist for all crimes Population 7.5 million Life expectancy 72 years Under-5 mortality 44/35 per 1,000 Adult literacy 83.6 per cent Human rights protection and the rule of law were undermined following an army-backed coup d'état in June. In the ensuing political crisis, the security forces frequently used excessive force against people who took to the streets to demonstrate. Intimidation and attacks against members of the opposition movement were widespread. There were few, if any, investigations into reports of human rights violations committed…
March 19, 2011