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Honduran human rights defender at risk: Itsmania Pineda Platero
24 January 2012

A Honduran human rights defender and blogger, based in the capital, Tegucigalpa, has received death threats by phone and text message. Her life could be at risk ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/001/2012

Honduras: Activists threatened in Honduras
13 December 2011

On 5 December, two members of the human rights organisation CODEH were threatened by an unknown man in central Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Urgent Action       AMR 37/008/2011

Fears for safety of community leader abducted in Honduras ...
11 October 2011

A community leader from San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras has not been heard of since his abduction on 30 August.

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Honduras: Honduran community leader abducted
27 September 2011

On 30 August José Reynaldo Cruz Palma, a Honduran community leader, was abducted in San Pedro Sula, northern Honduras by two unknown individuals. To date, his ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/007/2011

Honduras: Violent forced eviction leaves families at risk
13 July 2011

Police have forcibly evicted 114 families, including young children, from a community in northern Honduras. Around 80 people are now living in a nearby Community ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/006/2011

Honduras: Further information: Protect LGBT activist under threat
14 June 2011

LGBT activist and human rights defender Alex David Sánchez Álvarez was threatened at gunpoint for the third time this year, on 8 June 2011. Amnesty International ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/005/2011

Honduras: Radio station director attacked: Arnulfo Aguilar
6 May 2011

Radio director Arnulfo Aguilar was attacked by eight to ten armed men wearing balaclavas outside his home in San Pedro Sula, north-western Honduras. Amnesty ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/004/2011

Honduras: Further information: Human rights lawyer threatened
4 February 2011

A Honduran lawyer working for local human rights organization, Association for a More Just Society (Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa – ASJ) has received threats ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/003/2011

Honduras: Honduran human rights defender at risk
21 January 2011

Human rights defender Alexander David Sánchez Álvarez was threatened by unknown individuals using pistols on two occasions in the last week. Amnesty International ...

Urgent Action       AMR 37/002/2011