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Honduras
Britannica
Country Overview
Targeted Groups | Perpetrators | Alert Status | Genocide Stage(s) |
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| Warning | Stage 3: Discrimination, Stage 8: Persecution, Stage 9: Extermination |
Details
In 2020, kidnappers dressed in police uniforms abducted five Garifuna men, who remain missing. Since 2009, hundreds of environmental activists have been murdered for their opposition to mines and other conservation efforts. Likewise, since the 2009 coup d'etat, members of the LGTBQ+ community, especially transgender people, have faced heightened persecution and even execution.
Resources
#JusticiaParaVicky: Honoring trans activist Vicky Hernández
Minority Group Fears ‘Genocide’ in Trump-Backed Honduras
Environmental activists are being killed in Honduras over their opposition to mining
Page last updated:
7/19/2021
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