Honduran journalists killed with impunity, report says
The killings of seven journalists in Honduras so far this year have not been seriously investigated by authorities, creating an atmosphere lawlessness and impunity, concluded a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists released Tuesday.
All seven were shot, and there is evidence that at least three were killed because of their work as journalists, the [...]
Nike Gives Back to Displaced Honduran Workers
Nike has agreed to provide more than $1.5 million in pay and benefits to 1,800 workers at two apparel factories in Honduras. Employees there lost their jobs when two subcontractors closed the factories in January 2009 and failed to pay severance. The company’s action comes after several universities ended or threatened to end their licensing [...]
The Honduran Impasse
Comments OffTHE AIM of U.S. policy in Honduras should be to reinforce the principles of democracy and the rule of law and to thwart those — including ousted president Manuel Zelaya and his mentor, Hugo Chávez — who are seeking to subvert them. At stake is not just the future of Honduras, a tiny Central American [...]
U.S. limits visas in Honduras
The United States said on Tuesday it would temporarily restrict the issuing of U.S. visas in Honduras, raising pressure on the government that took power after a June 28 coup to step down.
The State Department, which has repeatedly condemned the military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya, said that from Wednesday it would only provide [...]
Honduras and Washington: Semantics and Contradictions
On Tuesday, July 28 the United States government announced that it had revoked the visas of four leading members of the Honduran coup. More than a month after the Honduran military awoke President Manuel Zelaya at gunpoint and sent him packing to Costa Rica, it appears that Washington is finally beginning to put its foot [...]
