In Honduras there exists a problem of internal and external displacement through threats, intimidation, extortion, rape (of women and children) and an atmosphere of fear and insecurity due to gang activity alerts the Special Rapporteur of the U.N.’s commission of human rights. “Although the causes can be very different from … Read More      

On Friday night at the North Logan, Utah Library, Katyrra Peck, 13, used a small brush to paint vibrant colors on a spinning top. But the toy isn’t for her own amusement; it will be shipped to Honduras for kids to play with. “I hope they will like them, not … Read More      

Jaime Rosenthal is accused of laundering money through his company and profiting off drug trafficking. A Honduran judge on Wednesday ordered one of the country’s former vice presidents to be confined to his home over charges he engaged in fiscal fraud and falsification of public documents. The public prosecutor, who … Read More      

The Honduras’ Supreme Court has authorized the extradition of the brother-in-law of a cartel member to the US for trial on drug-trafficking charges, a spokesman for the tribunal said Thursday. The country now has two weeks to send Jose Raul Amaya, a 49-year-old Honduran, to the US state of Virginia … Read More      

The National Institute for Immigration (INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MIGRACIÓN INFORMA) Has announced that the Syrian nationals detained in Honduras have been granted refugee status for a period of 90 days. This order has been made effective as of today November 11, 2015. During the following 90 days they are free … Read More      

Hundreds of AK-47 assault rifles and pistols were stolen over the last few years from an evidence warehouse operated by the National Directorate of Special Investigation (DNSEI) in Honduras, according to allegations that surfaced yesterday. The guns disappeared without a trace, opening law enforcement authorities up to suspicion that they … Read More      

Tuberculous is an epidemic in Honduras, which basically means it’s always been present, but from time to time an inability to control it means it surges violently in the country. That’s how Delia Tercero, an epidemiologist from the regional department of health explained it, and that they’ve detected more people … Read More      

Lloyd Davidson has always been prone to wanderlust and wild ideas, but even those who know the Tennessee native could never have predicted he’d be the best hope to save the scarlet macaw. By the time he was in the ninth grade, Lloyd Davidson knew he wanted no ordinary life. … Read More      

Honduran police arrested a Syrian woman and two Pakistani men on Saturday after determining they were travelling illegally and presumably en route to the United States, authorities said. The woman had a photocopy of a Syrian passport and the two men described themselves as Pakistani but did not carry passports, … Read More      

The Association for a More Just Society, part of Transparency International released a report which highlights weakness within Honduras’s agencies meant to ensure that society is safe. Some of the problems highlighted include purchasing of equipment, awarding of contracts, and management of human resources. Similar to other instances of corruption … Read More