Security & Strategic Review - February 2022

HONDURAS: Killing of indigenous activist underlines priority for new government

CENTRAL AMERICA by Patrick de Courcy 03 February 2022 2876 views

The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Honduras and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) have both condemned the recent killing of Pablo Isabel Hernández, a local indigenous Lenca leader, activist and human rights defender (HRD). His murder has underlined a key priority for the new Honduran government – addressing violence targeting HRDs.

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