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Berta Caceres acceptance speech, 2015 Goldman Prize ceremonyHonduran indigenous and environmental organizer Berta Cáceres has been assassinated in her home. She was one of the leading organizers for indigenous land rights in Honduras ( Read more... )

COMAYAGUA, Honduras - Yasmín Castro’s last words to her son before the policemen on motorcycles took him to jail in November were “I won’t sleep until we get you out ( Read more... )

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The state uses propaganda to justify eliminating civil rights because of the threat of 'terrorism'.

A few months after the 2009 coup d'etat against Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, I was approached on the street in Tegucigalpa by a man who threatened to kill me unless I produced an economic incentive sufficient to halt my demise. I suggested that ( Read more... )

Honduras law lets police be called on home smokers

The last refuge is vanishing for besieged smokers - at least in Honduras. A new law that took effect Monday says family members can call in the police on people who smoke at home.The new measure bans smoking in most closed public or private spaces and orders smokers to stand at least six feet away ( Read more... )

 LGBT campaigners are calling on Honduran authorities to fully investigate the murders of six transgender women in just 60 days.

According to Human Rights Watch, the first death was on November 29th and the latest took place on January 17th.

The women were murdered on the streets or in their homes in the capital, Tegucigalpa, and in the cities of ( Read more... )

Honduras swears in Porfirio Lobo as President


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Honduras ex-leader Zelaya offered safe passage


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