indigenous peoples of Honduras

In April 2017, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people conducted a technical assistance mission to Honduras. In July 2017, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights visited Honduras and met with high-level State officials, civil society ...

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The Honduran police have arrested a high-ranking executive with a hydroelectric company in connection with the 2016 killing of an activist who led ... Honduras has seen repeated confrontations between members of indigenous groups and mining or hydroelectric operations.

It's the Honduran people rejecting the policies of plundering, death and violence of the state”, said Berta Zuniga Caceres, who coordinates the Civic Council of People's and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (COPINH). In an interview with Colombia Informa, she spoke about the current situation in her ...