Honduras

According to the National Migration Institute, this year over 150.000 migrants have illegally entered the country, this being a record-breaking 778% increase since last year

After more than a decade of total abortion restrictions, the country will authorise the use of the morning-after pill for rape victims: now all of Latin America authorises the use of this pill

Even if Hurricane Julia already ended, over 5.000 displaced people refuse to leave the refuges they are currently in as they still fear that more heavy rains are yet to come

Hurricane Julia has officially affected over 100.000 people, leading to the temporary suspension of all schools and the loss of this year’s corn harvests

The devastating rains continue as the number of people affected has gone up to 80.000, as a result, Argentine ‘White Helmets” have arrived in the country to assist the victims with humanitarian aid

President Xiomara Castro has formally declared a state emergency due to the intense rains and flooding, which has affected nearly 20.000 inhabitants

The mayor of the Tegucigalpa, Jorge Aldama, has officially declared a ‘Disaster Area’ in the Guillén sector due to several landslides caused by rains, which has also led to the displacement of hundreds of locals

Just this year, deportations to Honduras have increased by 734,6%, concerning the government and thus leading to its cooperation with Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador to establish new and safer migration policies

Similarly to its neighbour El Salvador, the country has declared a ‘war’ against its own gangs, and is now relocating officers and military in specific areas to crackdown gangs and help the families that have been displaced due to their violence

Santa Lucìa has officially become the first Honduran city to accept Bitcoin as a means of retail payment