Honduras
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Last night, Angelika Albaladejo and I launched a new podcast called “Periphery.” We’ll be producing periodic episodes that cover human rights, social justice, politics and culture in the Americas, focusing on people and groups on the periphery of society. For our first episode, we interviewed our former co-worker at the Center for International Policy, Sarah Kinosian,
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Since the 2009 coup against President José Manuel Zelaya and subsequent election of Porfirio “Pepe Lobo” Sosa and his favored successor Juan Orlando Hernandez, Honduras has embarked on a devastating neoliberal economic program that has contributed to its status as one of the poorest and most unequal countries in the region. The privatization of Honduran society has
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Despite more than $1.2 billion in U.S. assistance since 2008, perceptions of citizen security in Central America have continued to decline and rates of violent crime have continued to rise, contributing to large numbers of children and families fleeing for the United States in recent years. In light of the worsening situation in Central America,
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Human Rights Watch released a report last week highlighting the apparently systemic failure of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to properly screen Central American migrants, particularly Hondurans, for “credible” or “reasonable” fear of returning to their countries of origin. According to data obtained from CBP via a Freedom of Information Act request, “the vast
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General John Kelly, Commander of U.S. Southern Combatant Command, told an audience at the National Defense University on October 8 that Central American governments should seek to replicate “the miracle of Colombia” when it comes to security. Colombia is “a great example,” said Kelly, “of what can be done so long as a government and a
Mike LaSusa 