Perfil de Fernando Destephen

On the evening of September 6, hundreds of Hondurans, including leaders of opposition parties, took to the streets to demand the continuation of the US extradition treaty and denounce nepotism in the Castro administration. The protest was provoked by an Insight Crime article showing Carlos Zelaya, brother-in-law of the president and former secretary of the National Assembly, negotiating with drug traffickers. The government has accused the opposition, civil society, news outlets, and foreign actors of plotting a coup.

Guido Eguigure, the vice minister of the Secretariat of Human Rights (SEDH), resigned from his post on January 15. He is currently awaiting President Xiomara Castro’s decision on whether to accept or reject his resignation. In the meantime, Eguigure is standing alongside a group of colleagues participating in a protest, condemning the State over rights violations and mistreatment.