Diverse voices
Wherein lies our pride?
It’s just a regular day. I leave my house and it’s not long before people stare at me. They stare with disgust and disapproval; others
Daniel Fajardo
25 June, 2024
Tag: Honduras
Human rights
Honduran police accused of illegally detaining Guapinol human rights defender
Last night, Arnol Javier Alemán, one of the eight Guapinol defenders who had been released in February 2022 after spending 29 months imprisoned in a
Leonardo Aguilar
16 August, 2023
News
Foreign investors file six claims that amount to billions of dollars against Honduras
Six international arbitration claims were filed against Honduras to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), which is part of the World Bank
Celia Pousset
9 August, 2023
Photo Galleries
Extraditions from Honduras through a camera lens
On Tuesday, January 31, at the Soto Cano air base, Arnaldo Urbina Soto, the former mayor of Yoro municipality, was handed over to the US
Jorge Cabrera
3 February, 2023
News
«States of exception, in general, are difficult to sustain»: Uzra Zeya, Under Secretary of State
In an exclusive interview for Contracorriente (CC), Undersecretary Uzra Zeya (UZ) spoke about her government’s support to Honduras on issues of education, security, migration and
Jennifer Ávila
12 January, 2023
In-depth Investigations
The Kafies: A story of Honduran Elites, Honorary Consuls, and their dubious international ties
Translated on November 21 •
Honorary consuls are limited-function, voluntary diplomatic actors whose role proceeds for
Jennifer Ávila
14 November, 2022
News
Executive decree on media raises concerns over Honduras’ freedom of the press
Translated on October 24 •
The creation of the General Department of Information and Press by executive
Leonardo Aguilar
15 October, 2022
Tamara Pearson
7 July, 2022
Art
How an Indigenous Lenca child was kicked off her land by a real estate company
Lideni is a Lenca person; one of the main Indigenous peoples of Honduras. A young girl, Lideni and her family were not allowed to return
Persy Cabrera
22 June, 2022
In-depth Investigations
The Zelaya clan returns to power in Honduras
Xiomara Castro became the first female president of Honduras. She ran with the Libre Party, the party founded by her husband, José Manuel “Mel” Zelaya,
Jennifer Ávila
27 May, 2022
News
Swiss conference touts Honduran corporate cities while Hondurans protest them
Labor union leaders at a press conference denounced the development of Ciudad Morazán, an Employment and Economic Development Zone (ZEDE) in the northern Honduran city
Laura Garcia
31 October, 2021
Special: Pandora Papers
Profits in San Pedro Sula, offshore savings in the British Virgin Islands
Yaudet Burbara Canahuati, businessperson and popular Honduran legislator who is running for re-election for his fourth term, did not declare his assets to the Court
Jennifer Ávila
7 October, 2021
Special: Pandora Papers
Honduran businessperson involved in social security scandal had three companies in tax havens
After selling equipment to Social Security for three times its value, according to the Attorney General’s Office, businessperson Fauzi Rishmawy created multiple companies in tax
Jennifer Ávila
6 October, 2021
Climate change and the environment
Deaths and evacuations resulting from Eta demonstrate the management style of the Honduran government
Officially, Honduras has reported 500 damaged houses, 26 cut off highways, tree loss, and dozens of communities waterlogged by overflowing rivers. The destruction, however, is
Contra Corriente
13 November, 2020
Climate change and the environment
A Micronation for Sale in Roatan
The Bay Islands of Honduras are a premier tourist destination for Honduran and foreign visitors alike. Its biggest island, Roatan, has also been designated as
Lizz Gabriela Mejía Raudales
3 September, 2020
In-depth Investigations
Femicide in Honduras: women dismissed by their own government
Only 15 cases of femicide in Honduras have resulted in convictions since the country criminalized femicide in 2013. These cases are brought before a justice
Vienna Herrera
8 August, 2020
Migration
Crossing the Border is Only the Beginning
I am on the other side of the border that around seven thousand Hondurans are trying to cross. I am writing about that exodus of
Jennifer Ávila
29 October, 2018
