Honduras Human Rights
Concerns about human rights in Honduras have intensified since the democratically elected President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales was forced from power on June 28 and expelled from the country by a military-backed group of politicians led by Roberto Micheletti, former leader of the National Congress. There has been widespread unrest in the country since the coup d’etat with frequent clashes between the police, military and civilian protestors. At least two people have died after being shot during protests.
Beatings and mass arrests are being used by the de facto government of Honduras as a way of punishing people for voicing their opposition to the military-backed coup d'etat in June. Scores of interviews by an Amnesty International delegation on the ground told the same story of beatings and mass arrests by the police, of media workers and human rights defenders being targeted and female protesters suffering gender based violence. » More actions
Latest News
Amnesty International visits Honduras to assess human rights situationNovember 18, 2009
Honduras: Honduras Radio Journalists Dealt Further Blow to Freedom of Expression
October 27, 2009
Honduras: Honduras must allow journalists to broadcast freely
October 09, 2009
Honduras: Amnesty International Calls on De Facto President of Honduras to Urgently Rescind Sweeping Decree that Restricts Civil Liberties
October 01, 2009
Honduras: Journalists in Honduras:
September 30, 2009
Honduras: Increased abuses in Honduras given green light by Executive Decree
September 30, 2009
Latest Reports
Honduras: Human Rights Crisis Threatens As Repression IncreasesAugust 20, 2009
The Wire, November 2007. Vol. 37, No. 10
November 01, 2007
Honduras: Death threats target freedom
November 01, 2007
Central America: Persecution and resistance: The experience of human rights defenders in Guatemala and Honduras
August 08, 2007
