During the COVID-19 pandemic, the security forces used excessive force to implement lockdowns and to police protests. Health workers highlighted the health risks posed by the lack of personal protection equipment (PPE) in hospitals. Honduras remained one of the most lethal countries for human...

Amnesty International presents this document to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the eve of the adoption of the list of questions in the third periodic report on Honduras regarding application of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The document emphasizes Amnesty...

On the first anniversary of the inauguration of Xiomara Castro’s government, Amnesty International writes an open letter expressing our concerns related to the human rights situation in Honduras, and highlighting some recommendations on issues on which the government should take urgent action.

Amnesty International sent a letter to the General Attorney’s Office of Honduras regarding the criminal proceedings against the human rights defenders José Daniel Márquez, Kelvin Alejandro Romero, José Abelino Cedillo, Porfirio Sorto Cedillo, Ewer Alexander Cedillo, Orbin Nahún Hernández, Arnol...

With forthcoming elections in Honduras, Amnesty International is writing to the candidates for the Presidency of the Republic of Honduras to draw their attention to the issues that the organization considers to be of most concern regarding human rights in the country.

Amnesty International sent an open letter to the Attorney General of Honduras, Oscar Fernando Chinchilla, expressing concern about the situation of Jhony Salgado Fuentes –a victim of arbitrary detention and abuse of authority by members of the Preventive Police in the context of the 2017...

The Alliance for Inclusive Mobility in the Pandemic calls on the Mexican government, in order to abide by its international human rights obligations, to temporarily suspend, for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, deportations to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, where people’s lives and...

Oral statement delivered during the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Honduras on 16 March 2021 during its 46th session. Amnesty International expressed concern about persisting attacks against human rights defenders, excessive use of force made by Honduran security forces during...

This document makes recommendations to 10 of the states to be reviewed during the 36th Session of the Universal Periodic Review, 2-13 November 2020: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Honduras, Jamaica, Libya, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia and the United States of America.

This document contains Amnesty International’s suggested recommendations to be made to Honduras during the 36th session of the Universal Periodic Review.

Health and essential workers have played an extraordinary role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across countries, they have put their health and wellbeing at risk, often in very difficult circumstances and with very little support, to ensure that people are able to access the...

Around the world, people are speaking up and working to defend human rights, frequently at risk to their safety, freedom or life. All too often, these human rights defenders (HRDs) are labelled as “criminals”, “foreign agents”, “terrorists” or threats to “development” or “traditional values”. Many...

We express our grave concern about the excessive use of force by security forces under your command as they respond to the protests that have been occurring in Honduras since April 2019 against health and education reforms.