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HONDURAS-POPULATION: Tawanka Indians Feel Threatened by ‘Invaders’
A small indigenous group in Honduras is making attempts to avoid being evicted from their homes.ENVIRONMENT: Forum Calls for Moratorium on Growth of Shrimp Farming
Representatives of some 20 environmentalist groups from Latin America, Europe and Asia meeting in Honduras this week called for a global moratorium on the expansion of the shrimp farming industry.HUMAN RIGHTS: Honduras Military Cleans up its Image
The armed forces in Honduras has been notorious in Latin America for its disregard for basic human rights isappeñÒûà±òͽÖѽÉÑÕÉòíàÙòëòò¹±ò¥ò¹‘U¹ÑѱÉòìò¹Ñ±åòÙò¹Ñౡ½ÖíÕµà¹ÉÑ¥ íÑÍÑàë½½àɽչ‘à¹åàɵåëàÉÉàì¡Í๑à¹å½¹òÝí½‘Ñ‘ÉÑÍ¡ò‘ëòѹ¥ëÉ๑ò‘àì½µµ Õ¹ÑÍÑѹÑíòÍòÉÙÑìò½ÖÑíò¹àÑѽ¹Íò¹òµÑòÍoday, however, the armed forces is seeking a þËíÑÁÝÑÑíͽìÑòÑåàÖÑòÉÍÁò¹‘ѹ¥ÑݽåòàÉÍÍÑÕ‘åѹ¥ÑíòÅÕòÍÑѽ¹½ÖíÕµà¹ÉÑ¥í ÑÍ๑±½ìà±à¹‘ѹÑòɹàÑѽ¹à±ì½¹Ùò¹Ñѽ¹Íѽ¥ÕàÉà¹ÑòòÉòÍÁòìѽÖëàÍÑìÉÑ¥íÑ ÍMost officers and miliary judges received training in human rights, and it is now common to see civilian human rights groups participating in military talks and forums.HONDURAS-WOMEN: Domestic Violence is in Suburbia, Too
A recent high-profile case has confirmed to women's groups in Honduras that the scourge of domestic violence against women has spread from houses with cardboard doors to homes with marble and sculpted wood.HONDURAS-CULTURE: New Museum Recreates Marvels of the Mayan World
The sculpted serpent's mouth which serves as entryway to a new museum of Mayan culture in Copan, Honduras, 500 km. west of the capital of Tegucigalpa, is only one of the treasures which illuminates the little-known history of this people.CENTRAL AMERICA: Armies Future Poses Dilemma
Government leaders in Central America are confronting the dilemma of what to do with their armies, within the framework of democracy and the new civilian-military relations in the region.FINANCE-HONDURAS: Size of Debt Jeopardises Eligibility for Credit
Honduras is becoming ineligible for fresh credit, because its foreign debt exceeds the limit set by international financial institutions, the vice-president of the Central Bank warned.HONDURAS: Military Officers Demand end to the ‘Circus’
The Honduran Armed Forces called for an end to the fuss surrounding the forced disappearances of the eighties, asking for the search for 16 human rights abusing officers to be called off.HONDURAS-ECONOMY: Recipe for Sucess Lacks Right Ingredients
The Honoran government, accustomed to foreign recipes to improve the nation's economy, now faces the problem that ingedients used have not produced the desired result - especially in the area of food security!DRUGS-HONDURAS: Accord will Violate Sovereignty, Officials Say
An anti-drug accord to be signed with the United States has awakened fears in the government and parliament of Honduras that national sovereignty will be violated and the country will become a "rented republic."HONDURAS: Local Clans End Family Feud
The dusty streets of the little town of San Esteban, in north-west Honduras, resembled a Hollywood film set the other day. Townsfolk packed the once desolate main street to witness the end of a family feud that rivalled anything seen in the United States.HONDURAS-HEALTH: Maternal Mortality Rate – a Pressing Challenge
One of the most pressing health problems in Honduras is maternal mortality, pushed up by a high incidence of teen and over-35 pregnancies, too-close spacing of births, high levels of malnutrition and illegal abortions.CENTRAL AMERICA: In Search of a ‘Culture of Peace’
On the 10th anniversary of the birth of the peace process in Central America, efforts to promote a "culture of peace" come up against rising levels of violent crime.HONDURAS-TRADE: Integration is a One-Way Street
There is a lot of talk about economic integration in Honduras, but so far the evidence of increased regional trade has been of a one-way flow of goods -- the nation buys from its partners than it sells to them.HONDURAS: Government Welcomes Participants in Haitian Coup
Two participants in the 1990 coup d'etat in Haiti arrived to Honduras on Monday, while human rights leaders and the Catholic Church stated their opposition to the government's decision to grant them political asylum on humanitarian grounds.INDIGENOUS-HONDURAS: Tired of Empty Promises
Determined to declare a hunger strike, some 400 members of the Lenca and Chorti ethnic groups from western Honduras marched into the capital, tired of waiting for the government to fulfill its promises.ENVIRONMENT-CENTRAL AMERICA: Greens Attack Shrimp Industry
The environmental watchdogs of Greenpeace are accusing the local shrimp industry of destroying mangrove swamps and threatening marine life in the Gulf of Fonseca on the Pacific Ocean side of Central America.HONDURAS-CHILDREN: The thousand and one faces of exploitation
Honduran children are being used as decoys by smugglers desperate to get their clients illegally into the United States, according to reports here.EL SALVADOR-HONDURAS: Protracted Border Dispute Seems Endless
Three years after an international tribunal sought to settle a longstanding border dispute between Honduras and El Salvador, the status of the Honduran community of Nahuaterique remains a simmering source of tension.CENTRAL AMERICA: Land Disputes Could Explode, say Peasants
Festering disputes over land rights in Central America could explode into open revolt similar to that in the Mexican state of Chiapas, according to peasant groups in the region.HONDURAS: How Serious is the Military’s Open Door Policy?
The Honduran military Tuesday offered a new "open door" dialogue policy to improve their human rights image and their bad reputation for disobeying civilian rule.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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