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Honduras: Human rights defender journalist threatened
2 May 2013

Honduran journalist Héctor Longino Becerra, a human rights defender, has been phoned by a man who threatened to murder him and his family.

Urgent Action       AMR 37/002/2013

Amnesty International | Honduras must investigate killing of ...
21 February 2013

Honduran authorities must urgently investigate the recent killing of Jose Trejo just five months after his brother, a prominent human rights lawyer, was also murdered ...

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Honduras: Honduran activist receives death threat: Patricio Vindel
7 February 2013

On 22 January, Honduran lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activist Patricio Vindel, received a death threat. His life is at risk.

Urgent Action       AMR 37/001/2013

Honduras: Transforming pain into hope: human rights defenders in ...
7 December 2012

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Postcard       AMR 37/011/2012

Americas: Transforming pain into hope: Human rights defenders in ...
7 December 2012

Human rights defenders in the Americas have made fundamental contributions to the advancement of human rights. However, as the clamour for human rights has grown ...

Report       AMR 01/006/2012

Honduras: Death threat against human rights defender: Juana ...
30 November 2012

An environmental journalist has received a death threat after publicly condemning the environmental impacts of opencast mining and illegal logging in Honduras.

Urgent Action       AMR 37/014/2012

Honduras: Further information: Human rights defender tortured ...
25 October 2012

On 23 October Karla Zelaya, a human rights defender working on land rights issues, was abducted in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and held for three hours. The men who abducted ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/013/2012

Honduras: Human rights defender's life at risk: Karla Zelaya
1 October 2012

As a result of her human rights work with Honduran group Unified Campesino Movement of Aguán, human rights defender Karla Zelaya has received death threats by text ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/012/2012

Honduras: Killing of human rights lawyer exposes dire need for ...
25 September 2012

The brazen murder of a Honduran human rights lawyer underscores just why the country's authorities must step up their efforts to protect human rights defenders.

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Honduras: LGBT activist's life in danger: Donny Reyes
17 August 2012

On 5 July, prominent LGBT activist Donny Reyes was pursued by an armed man on a motorbike. He managed to escape, but his life is in danger. The authorities have ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/010/2012