A federal court recently convicted former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández of conspiring to traffic cocaine to the US, as well as on two weapons charges. When he is sentenced in late June, he will face 40 years to life in prison, reported the Associated...
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Honduras is planning to build the only island prison colony in the Western Hemisphere, as the government seeks to address rising crime and gang violence that are rocking the Central American nation, the Associated Press reported. President Xioamara Castro proposed plans to build an isolated detention...
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The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has earned plaudits from many of his people – and brickbats from human rights activists – for his crackdown on the gangs that have long run rampant in the Central American country. Now El Salvador’s neighbor to the northeast,...
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The Honduran government launched a major crackdown on organized crime within the country’s penal system following an attack last week that was labeled as one of Honduras’ deadliest prison riots in recent memory, Al Jazeera reported. On Monday, Honduran armed forces began raids at the Tamara...
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Honduras will seek to establish formal diplomatic relations with China, a move that would cut off Taiwan from one of its few remaining diplomatic allies, Bloomberg reported. Honduran President Xiomara Castro said the decision was part of an effort to diversify bilateral ties and a sign...
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Honduras imposed a “state of exception” this week in order to fight street gangs and rising crime, becoming the second Central American nation to do so, the Associated Press reported. The extraordinary move will suspend some constitutional rights, such as free movement and freedom of association,...
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A judge in Honduras recently sentenced Roberto David Castillo, a top business executive and graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, to 22.5 years in prison for his role in the 2016 murder of Berta Caceres, an indigenous leader and environmental activist. Castillo...
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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández appeared virtually before a US court over the weekend, following his extradition to the United States where he faces multiple charges related to drug trafficking, CNN reported. Hernández was extradited to the US on Friday, a month after Honduras’ top...
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A Honduran judge approved the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States, where he is facing drug trafficking charges, Agence France-Presse reported. The decision comes a month after the Court of the Southern District of New York requested Hernandez’s extradition – he...
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