Honduras

The UN has urged Honduras to reconsider the state of exception imposed on 2022 to combat violence and to progress in demilitarizing prisons due to the risk of human rights violations, following reports of excessive force and control by certain prisoners

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in the US for drug trafficking, after a Manhattan court found him guilty of conspiring to import cocaine and possessing destructive devices

The National Defense and Security Council announced a plan to combat crime in Honduras, including constructing a Detention Center for 20.000 inmates and legislative reforms to classify certain major gang-related crimes

Flooding and coastal erosion are forcing people to flee due to food and water shortages, prompting new calls for increased aid, legislative updates, and protection for environmental defenders

Thousands of members of the LGBTI community in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, marched to demand an end to discrimination and violence, following 521 reported "hate crimes" since 2009, advocating for full access to economic, social, political, and cultural rights

Honduras has declared an official alert due to air pollution as smoke from around 650.000 vehicles hovers over the city

Garifuna ethnic communities in Honduras protested in Tegucigalpa, demanding compliance with international judgments and clashed with military guards outside the Presidential House, highlighting ongoing struggles against racism and violence targeting them

In Honduras, wildfires have affected 63.433 hectares so far in 2024, with 1.014 fires recorded since January, marking a 10,8% increase compared to the same period last year

Honduras will send an observer mission to the Venezuelan presidential elections on July 28 in support of what President Xiomara Castro, an ally of Nicolás Maduro, considers "free processes”

Honduras and the European Union have formalised a US$25,5 million funding agreement aimed at reducing illegal timber trade, restoring 1,3 million hectares of forest, and promoting green businesses

Honduras has responded to the UN, stating that the militarization of its public security is a provisional and exceptional measure in response to extreme circumstances, as mentioned by the Secretary of State for Human Rights, Angélica Álvarez