Honduras Court Ruling Could Undermine Anti-Graft Body
The ruling gives the public appearance of protecting Honduras’ anti-graft body, but in reality, it threatens to weaken its power to move cases forward.
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Category: Honduras
Honduras’ Congress Mounts Legal Attack Against Anti-Graft Body
The potential dismantling or weakening of Honduras’ anti-graft body could cast a dark cloud over the future of the fight against corruption.
Head of Honduras Anti-Graft Body Resigns, Claims Lack of OAS Support
The head of an international anti-corruption body in Honduras has resigned in protest of what he described as insufficient support from the mission’s parent institution.
Winner of Honduras’ Election Will Likely Be ‘Iron Fist’ Security
Honduras’ controversial election remains in limbo, but the results not so much.
Could Upcoming Honduras Election Set Back Police Reform Progress?
An upcoming election in Honduras has called into question the future of a reform commission that has taken important steps toward cleaning up the country’s police force.
Amid Elite Crime Scandals, CentAm Continues Anti-Gang Focus
Authorities in Central America have arrested hundreds of suspected gang members in recent days during coinciding operations, but their willingness to mount such large-scale efforts against gangs has not been matched by an equivalent committment to tackle recent allegations of serious official corruption.
US Congress Doubles Down on Support for CentAm Anti-Graft Efforts
This news brief was originally published at InSight Crime. US politicians are ramping up pressure on Central American countries toContinue Reading
Berta Caceres’ case file was stolen. Is Honduras bungling this murder investigation on purpose?
The case file on the murder of one of Honduras’ most prominent human-rights figures was stolen last week, marking theContinue Reading
Photographs from the Berta Cáceres Vigil & March in DC
A vigil and march in honor of Berta Cáceres, the beloved and globally recognized Honduran indigenous and environmental rights activistContinue Reading
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Honoring Women Who Defend Rights in the Americas: International Women’s Day 2016
These are excerpts from a longer-form blog published on the Latin America Working Group‘s Just Americas blog. In Honduras, just days before InternationalContinue Reading
