Forced to Flee and Return to Honduras

Although there are no accurate statistics on the migration of Honduran trans women, insecurity and exclusion due to orientation or gender identity forces many of them to seek a safer life with more prospects for the future in the United States. However, discrimination and risks intensify when crossing Mexico and are complicated when requesting asylum in the United States so they are forced to return to the country that expelled them.

Elections in the Midst of Crisis

As we await the final results of the Honduran elections,, we recall the situation in which the country has reached these elections: an increase in poverty and in food insecurity and a historic drop in the level of trust in state institutions

“Without Human Rights, there is no Development”

Juana Zúñiga, active member of the Municipal Committee for the Defence of the Common and Public Goods of Tocoa, declares that no state body is concerned over the protection of those who defend the common goods of the community. "I keep fighting so that someday my daughters can enjoy the beauty of this river", she explains.

The other side of militarisation: human rights violations

Since 2009, the Honduran Armed Forces have assumed citizen security functions and in areas such as education, prisons, agricultural projects ... Faced with this situation, civil society organizations recall that this militarization has led to human rights violations