Geneva
UN independent experts call on Honduras to adopt measures to stop killing of lawyers
Miami Herald article "HONDURAS IS TEST OF NEW U.S. POLICY ON GAY RIGHTS"
Last fall, we reported on Honduras being the 'Murder capital' of the world, statistically; of being the 'Journalist-killing capital' of the world, proportionate to population; and now it is reported to have one of the highest levels of repression against and killing of LGBT people. These extreme levels of State repression and generalized violence have increased drastically since the June 2009 military coup.
Excerpts from Martin Luther King's "BEYOND VIETNAM" speech.
Press Release & Allegation Letter -- Three human rights defenders file a genocide & torture complaint, with U.N. special rapporteur, against Guatemalan presidential candidate general Otto Perez Molina
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No "business as usual" with alleged war criminals, including genocide accusations; that respect for human rights must be the main objective of US foreign policy
Three human rights defenders file a genocide & torture complaint, with U.N. special rapporteur, against Guatemalan presidential candidate general Otto Perez Molina
