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Honduran government praises repeal of the ZEDE law as investors denounce ‘lies’ and ‘abuse’
On September 20, 2024, Honduras’ Supreme Court declared the Economic Development and Employment Zones (ZEDE) unconstitutional, annulling a regulatory framework passed by the National Assembly in 2013. Even though magistrates disagree about the legal consequences of the resolution, they reached a unanimous decision, stressing that the ZEDEs violate fundamental constitutional
President Castro denounces plans to overthrow her government before the UN
During the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Xiomara Castro denounced an attempted coup driven by “forces of capital” and the “ten most powerful families in Honduras.” Tensions between the government and the opposition mounted after the release of a video linking the Zelaya family and other
Same Old Same Old: US Elections and the future of Honduras & U.S relations
“Immigrants eating cats and dogs” and “transgender operations on illegal aliens in prisons” were some of the viral remarks that came out of last week’s U.S. presidential debate. In the 90-minute debate, former President Donald Trump and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris went head-to-head to present their case to the
Guapinol defender Juan López murdered
On the evening of September 14, after attending mass in his community, Juan López – Tocoa councilman and well-known environmental defender in the region – was shot inside his vehicle by a hitman on a motorcycle. President Xiomara Castro has promised to use every means available to law enforcement to
Denunciation of extradition treaty is a way of protecting political allies with ties to organized crime, lawmaker says
President Castro’s decision to denounce the US-Honduras extradition treaty is not a response to “US intervention through its embassy,” but a way of protecting political allies with ties to organized crime, says Fátima Mena, lawyer and congressional member of the Salvador de Honduras Party.
Beyond drugs – Gangs’ control over urban areas in Honduras
Despite strict measures by the Honduran government, gangs have been taking more territory each year. Could these criminal structures be dismantled by seizing guns and drugs? Are micro and large-scale trafficking the only reasons behind territorial conflicts?
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Long-awaited and partial justice for Honduran political refugee in the U.S.
Monserrat is the daughter of Margarita Murillo, a Honduran leading...
The trial against JOH does not alter the existing reality in Honduras
“You have to learn to respect the opinions of others,...
New York, the sanctuary city holding the trial of former president Juan Orlando Hernández
Situated on one side of the train tracks in the...
