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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
January 11, 2007
RRN Letter
December 23, 2006
RRN Case Update
September 20, 2006
Afro-Hondurans make progress in protecting their lands
RRN Letter
July 25, 2006
RRN Case Update
April 3, 2006
SOA Grad/Death Squad Leader found Guilty
RRN Letter
February 11, 2006
RRN Case Update
February 2, 2006
Indigenous Leader Released!
RRN Letter
January 22, 2006