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Honduras: News & Updates
Honduras did not experience civil war in the 1980s, but its geography (bordering El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua) made it a key location for US military operations: training Salvadoran soldiers, a base for Nicaraguan contras, military exercises for US troops. The notorious Honduran death squad Battalion 316 was created, funded and trained by the US. The state-sponsored terror resulted in the forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of approximately 200 people during the 1980s. Many more were abducted and tortured. The 2009 military coup d’etat spawned a resurgence of state repression against the civilian population that continues today.
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RRN Letter
September 15, 2008
RRN Letter
June 25, 2008
RRN Letter
July 13, 2007
RRN Letter
July 12, 2007
RRN Letter
June 13, 2007
RRN Case Update
May 17, 2007
New attacks against Association for More Just Society (ASJ)
RRN Letter
May 16, 2007
RRN Letter
May 13, 2007