Honduras
Activists in Honduras tell Amnesty International of hidden human rights crisis - 4 December 2009
An Amnesty International delegation in Honduras talked to human rights activists about the hidden crisis affecting the Central American nation.Honduras: No return to “business as usual” - 3 December 2009
(Tegucigalpa) At the end of a 10-day visit to Honduras during the country’s presidential elections, Amnesty International today called for an independent investigation to ensure all those responsible for human rights abuses are brought to justice and the victims given reparations.Independent investigation needed into Honduras human rights abuses - 3 December 2009
Amnesty International's delegation has documented many cases of abuse including killings following excessive use of force, arbitrary arrests of demonstrators by security forces and indiscriminate, unnecessary use of tear gas.Honduras security forces must be held accountable for human rights abuses - 3 December 2009
The police and military have carried out numerous human rights abuses since June, when President Manuel Zelaya was forced into exile.Military shooting in Honduras must be urgently investigated and witnesses protected - 30 November 2009
Amnesty International said that it was deeply worried about the safety of victims of and witnesses to a shooting at a military blockade that took place in Tegucigalpa.Honduras: Stock pile of tear gas grenades triggers fears of human rights abuses - 27 November 2009
Amnesty International has learned that the de facto authorities in Honduras have stock piled 10,000 tear gas cans and other crowd control equipment, triggering fears of an increased risk of excessive and disproportionate use of force by security forces around the presidential elections.Honduras: Authorities must reveal identities and whereabouts of people detained today - 29 November 2009
(Tegucigalpa) Amnesty International today urged the Honduran authorities to reveal the identities, whereabouts and charges against all people detained on the eve and day of the presidential elections.Honduras: Military shooting must be urgently investigated and witnesses protected - 28 November 2009
Amnesty International today said it was deeply worried about the safety of victims of and witnesses to a shooting at a military blockade that took place in Tegucigalpa last night. The organization called on the Human Rights Prosecutor to urgently investigate the incident.Stock pile of tear gas grenades in Honduras triggers fears of human rights abuses - 27 November 2009
An Amnesty International delegation in Honduras monitoring the human rights situation around the presidential elections, has seen evidence suggesting an increased risk of excessive force by security forces.