Honduras - Demonstration in Paris on third anniversary of coup

Reporters without borders

Three years have passed since President Manuel Zelaya's ouster in a coup d'état on 28 June 2009, which not only overturned democratic institutions and an electoral result but also led to a collapse in respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in a country already known for one of the highest levels of violent crime in the world. Someone is shot dead every 74 minutes in Honduras. This statistic unfortunately diverts attention from the scale of the permanent political violence, which is (...)

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