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Lobo dice que es imprescindible una rápida depuración de Policía en Honduras | Plaza Pública
Lobo también indicó, en declaraciones a la radio HRN en Tegucigalpa, que "vienen más cambios tratando de fortalecer la Policía Nacional"
120529  honduras  publicsecurity  politicsandsecurity  newsemail 
19 hours ago by isacson
In Remote Honduras Area, Drug Raid Stirs Anger - NYTimes.com
It soon became clear: the burned homes were not part of the raid itself, but retaliatory attacks by residents against their neighbors who were working with drug traffickers
120524  honduras  publicsecurity  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  newsemail 
5 days ago by isacson
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U.S. military engineers working with Honduran forces are building two schoolhouses and two medical clinics in rural communities
120524  honduras  uspolicy  [x]usgovtdocument 
5 days ago by isacson
Hunt for trafficker terrorizes Honduran villagers - Yahoo! News
One chopper landed in front of Hilaria Zavala's home at about 3 a.m. and the six men who got out kicked down her door. She said a "gringo" threw her husband on the ground and put a gun to his head
120524  honduras  uspolicy  narcotrafficking 
6 days ago by isacson
Lobo angustiado por violencia - LA PRENSA — EL Diario de los Nicaragüenses
El presidente de Honduras, Porfirio Lobo, anunció este martes la creación de una Dirección de Investigación e Inteligencia del Estado orientada a mejorar la investigación criminal en el país
120523  honduras  politicsandsecurity  publicsecurity 
6 days ago by isacson
Honduran Police Chief Removed Amid Scandal Over Journalist Murder
This latest scandal to envelope the authorities is only the tip of the iceberg when looking at police corruption in Honduras -- a country where some 40 percent of officers are suspected of organized crime ties
120523  honduras  publicsecurity  politicsandsecurity  newsemail 
6 days ago by isacson
Honduras destituye a director de Policía en medio de crisis por asesinato de periodista - ElFaro.net
El jefe de recursos humanos de la Policía fue despedido porque autorizaba pagos a un exagente preso acusado por el homicidio de Villatoro
120523  honduras  publicsecurity  politicsandsecurity 
6 days ago by isacson
U.S. must limit military role in Honduras - latimes.com
Military assistance to Honduras may exacerbate its drug problems rather than helping solve them
120522  honduras  uspolicy  newsemail 
7 days ago by isacson
Honduras drug raid: The State Department has some explaining to do - latimes.com
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland attempted to explain the role of American forces during a press briefing Thursday. The explanation, however, seems in need of some explaining
120522  honduras  uspolicy  humanrights  narcotrafficking 
7 days ago by isacson
Honduran Tycoon Accused of Drug Ties Named 'Press Predator'
RSF claims that Facusse maintains his own “private militia” which “can count on support from the police and army to impose his will”
120520  honduras  politicsandsecurity  pressfreedom 
9 days ago by isacson
Murder of Prominent Honduran Journalist "Sends a Terrible Message" - IPS ipsnews.net
Villatoro’s death brings to 20 the number of journalists killed in the last two years, and to 27 those murdered in the last decade
120517  honduras  pressfreedom 
12 days ago by isacson
Murder of Honduran reporter blamed on drug gangs - chicagotribune.com
"(Drug gangs) are trying to frighten Honduran society," said Security Minister Pompeyo Bonilla
120517  honduras  pressfreedom 
12 days ago by isacson
The Associated Press: Kidnapped Honduran radio news director found slain
Villatoro, who was news director for HRN radio, one of Honduras' most important radio stations, had been shot in the head and was dressed in the uniform of an elite police force for unknown reasons
120517  honduras  pressfreedom 
12 days ago by isacson
Pentagon Will Install Radar Station in Honduras
United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere Frank Mora said that the Pentagon plans to install a radar station in northeastern Honduras to detect aircraft smuggling illegal drugs
120517  honduras  narcotrafficking  uspolicy 
12 days ago by isacson
U.S. Insists Its Anti-Drug Agents Did Not Fire on Innocent Hondurans | Global Spin | TIME.com
They tell me the operation was a Honduran police mission that DEA agents were only assisting “with logistical support,” and they insist the U.S. cops returned no fire of their own
120517  honduras  publicsecurity  narcotrafficking  uspolicy 
12 days ago by isacson
Hondurans protest at DEA role in fatal shootings | World news | guardian.co.uk
The DEA confirmed on Wednesday that some of its agents were on a US-owned helicopter with Honduran police officers when the shooting happened last Friday on the Patuca river
120517  honduras  publicsecurity  narcotrafficking  uspolicy 
12 days ago by isacson
D.E.A.’s Agents Join Hondurans in Drug Firefights - NYTimes.com
One of the fights, which occurred last week, left as many as four people dead and has set off a backlash against the American presence there
120517  honduras  publicsecurity  narcotrafficking  uspolicy 
12 days ago by isacson
El sombrío panorama de Honduras | Plaza Pública
La zona Norte concentra cerca del 45 por ciento de las muertes violentas del país, del país más violento del mundo
120503  honduras  publicsecurity 
26 days ago by isacson
Presidente de Honduras inicia gira mañana en EE UU - Diario El Heraldo de Honduras
Una gira de cinco días en Estados Unidos iniciará mañana el presidente Porfirio Lobo junto a la primera dama, Rosa Elena de Lobo, y varios funcionarios de gobierno
120502  honduras  uspolicy 
27 days ago by isacson
Honduras: las vidas en el país del miedo (I) | Plaza Pública
Descubrir qué hay atrás de las elevadas cifras de muertes en Honduras, el país más violento del mundo, es como pelar una cebolla
120426  honduras  publicsecurity  politicsandsecurity 
4 weeks ago by isacson
Questioning Role of 'Criminal Groups' in Honduras Land Conflict
Local and national authorities have made repeated efforts to discredit the peasant movement by linking it to organized crime
120424  honduras  politicsandsecurity  landtenure 
5 weeks ago by isacson
Matan a comunicador en Honduras
El presentador de un programa de consultas psicológicas por televisión Noel Valladares murió ayer en Tegucigalpa, Honduras, junto a dos acompañantes, al haber sido atacados a balazos
120424  honduras  publicsecurity 
5 weeks ago by isacson
CIDH presenta su Informe Anual 2011
El informe, en su Capítulo IV contiene secciones especiales sobre la situación de derechos humanos en Colombia, Cuba, Honduras y Venezuela, países que la CIDH consideró que merecían especial atención
120410  colombia  cuba  honduras  venezuela  humanrights  internationalcommunity  [x]ngodocument 
7 weeks ago by isacson
Bloggings by boz: Honduras air force problems
No matter the condition of the jets, illegal planes are going to slip in without a working radar system
120410  honduras  defensebudgets 
7 weeks ago by isacson
'War on women' in Mexico described as growing worse since escalation of drug war - El Paso Times
The delegation from the Nobel Women's Initiative also found that the same trend of violence against women holds true for Honduras and Guate mala
120409  mexico  guatemala  honduras  publicsecurity 
7 weeks ago by isacson
OEA entrega recomendaciones a presidente de Honduras para mejorar entes de justicia | Mundo | LA TERCERA
Los expertos entregaron al mandatario Porfirio Lobo, un informe elaborado con base en un estudio hecho en enero pasado y que contiene unas 54 recomendaciones destinadas a mejorar el trabajo de los operadores de justicia
120315  honduras  justicesystem  internationalcommunity 
10 weeks ago by isacson
94 House Members Send Letter to Clinton to Suspend Security Assistance to Honduras
“In the absence of a serious commitment to stopping human rights abuses, including a full investigation and prosecution of the killings and the suspension of any members of the Honduran official security establishment involved in the abuses, the U.S. should suspend military assistance to Honduras”
120315  honduras  uspolicy  humanrights  [x]uscongressdocument 
10 weeks ago by isacson
El Universal - Los Estados - Ex militares hondureños adiestraban a 'zetas'
El Ejército reveló la detención de nueve presuntos miembros del grupo delictivo de Los Zetas, entre ellos dos ex militares hondureños
120314  honduras  mexico  publicsecurity 
10 weeks ago by isacson
Zelaya regresa a la arena política de Honduras - Boletín América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
Un partido fundado por el depuesto presidente Manuel Zelaya quedó formalmente inscrito el martes y podrá participar en las elecciones del 2013
120314  honduras  politicsandsecurity 
10 weeks ago by isacson
Officials Discover 62 Clandestine Landing Strips in Honduras
The discovery of these airfields sheds light on Honduras’ increasing importance in the regional drug trade
120313  honduras  narcotrafficking  publicsecurity 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Policías reprimen a estudiantes que bloqueaban calle en Honduras - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
Policías antimotines lanzaron este miércoles bombas lacrimógenas y chorros de agua desde una tanqueta contra decenas de estudiantes que bloqueaban una calle de Tegucigalpa en protesta por la aprobación de una nueva ley educativa
120308  honduras  politicsandsecurity 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Legalizing Marijuana: Why Joe Biden Should Listen to Latin America’s Case | Global Spin | TIME.com
Biden – who in Mexico on Monday said “there is no possibility” the U.S. will back legalization but did add “it’s worth discussing” – would do well to listen to Pérez and company today in Tegucigalpa and not be a gringo scold
120307  centralamericaregional  honduras  uspolicy  narcotrafficking 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Honduras in grip of drug violence, poverty - News from USA Today
Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world at 82 homicides per 100,000 people in 2010
120307  honduras  publicsecurity  migration 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Biden visits Honduras amid drug legalization debate - CNN.com
Biden stopped short of supporting a proposal that has gained growing attention in the region in recent weeks: drug legalization
120307  centralamericaregional  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  honduras 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Mr. Lobo, Bargain Hard With the US
You may want to downplay the military stuff and focus much more on support in areas such as judicial and law enforcement reform, prison reform, and immigration
120305  honduras  uspolicy 
12 weeks ago by isacson
VP Biden goes to Latin American amid drug debate - Americas - MiamiHerald.com
Vice President Joe Biden heads to Latin America Sunday amid unprecedented pressure from political and business leaders to talk about something U.S. officials have no interest in debating
120305  mexico  honduras  uspolicy  narcotrafficking 
12 weeks ago by isacson
Biden Visits Mexico, Honduras Amid Calls to Debate Drug Strategy - Bloomberg
Together with the half-century embargo against communist Cuba, the U.S. anti-narcotics crackdown has long irritated Latin America
120305  mexico  honduras  uspolicy  narcotrafficking 
12 weeks ago by isacson
BBC News - Biden visits Mexico and Honduras amid drug debate
Mr Biden expected a "robust conversation" about the security problems posed by traffickers but that there would be no shift in policy
120305  mexico  honduras  uspolicy  narcotrafficking 
12 weeks ago by isacson
Con fusiles, militares protegen a pasajeros en Honduras · El Nuevo Diario
Armados con fusiles M-16, dos militares protegen a los pasajeros a bordo de cada uno de los autobuses que cubren las rutas más calientes de la capital hondureña
120302  honduras  publicsecurity  civilmilitaryrelations 
12 weeks ago by isacson
U.S. foreign policy backs abusive Honduran state
Last year, the U.S. Department of Defense spent more than $50 million in Honduras. Most of that went to the Soto Cano Air Base, the U.S. military base within spitting distance of the Comayagua prison
120301  honduras  uspolicy  publicsecurity 
12 weeks ago by isacson
Fotos: Los rostros de Comayagua | ElFaro.net
En los días subsiguientes al incendio que se cobró la vida de 359 personas en la cárcel de Comayagua, en los alrededores de la morgue de Medicina Forense, de Tegucigalpa, brotaron historias de desesperanza
120228  honduras  publicsecurity  humanrights 
february 2012 by isacson
Violence Exposes Crisis In Latin American Prisons : NPR
These deadly events underscore the problems of corruption, overcrowding, prison gangs and crumbling infrastructure that prisons face throughout the region
120228  mexico  honduras  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Vice President Biden to Travel to Mexico and Honduras | The White House
In Mexico City, the Vice President will meet with President Calderón and will underscore the United States’ commitment to deepening our close dialogue and cooperation with Mexico on a broad range of issues
120223  mexico  honduras  uspolicy  [x]usgovtdocument 
february 2012 by isacson
Hondureños debatirán sobre libertad de expresión · El Nuevo Diario
El evento, denominado “Libertad de Expresión: El Derecho a saber, Honduras, 2012”, es auspiciado por el Programa Libertad de Expresión del Centro de Estudios para la Democracia Popular (Cedepu), de Chile
120221  honduras  pressfreedom 
february 2012 by isacson
Honduras prison fire relatives storm morgue for bodies | World news | guardian.co.uk
Police used teargas to turn people away from the morgue after they demanded the return of the remains of loved ones
120221  honduras  humanrights  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Triángulo Norte identifica problemas comunes en seguridad
Los ministro de Seguridad y de Defensa de Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras y el secretario Multidimensional de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) se reunieron ayer en San Salvador
120221  honduras  elsalvador  guatemala  defensecooperation 
february 2012 by isacson
Que se quemen los reos - ElFaro.net
Una semana después de la tragedia que dejó 359 muertos, lo único cierto es que los guardias y el director de la prisión no hicieron nada para impedir que los reos se quemaran vivos
120221  honduras  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Comayagua no ha sido un accidente - ElFaro.net
El incendio que terminó con más de 350 muertos en una cárcel hondureña debe obligarnos a revisar a fondo los sistemas penitenciarios de América Central
120221  honduras  centralamericaregional  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Prison fire puts spotlight on Honduras meltdown | Reuters
One of the world's worst prison fires has turned a spotlight on the crime, corruption and weak government that has made Honduras a case study for a nation in crisis
120220  honduras  politicsandsecurity  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Honduras report bolsters criticism of prison system - latimes.com
The Comayagua prison was built for 250 people but held 842, a panel reported in December
120217  honduras  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
With Brazil's Help, Honduras Seeks to Upgrade Air Force
Honduras was set to buy at least four Super Tucanos from Brazil, but will put the purchase on hold until after Brazilian technicians come to Honduras to repair the older aircraft
120217  honduras  brazil  armstransfers 
february 2012 by isacson
Honduras' deadly prison fire stirs furor - latimes.com
Honduran authorities have promised to earmark more funds to fix the problems but failed to do so
120216  honduras  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Prison Fire Kills More Than 300 in Honduras - NYTimes.com
Honduran prisons, like many in Central America, are notorious for overcrowding and violence, a problem made worse as drug gangs have overrun the nation
120216  honduras  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Dead pile up after massive Honduran prison blaze - chicagotribune.com
Police and soldiers dragged out the charred remains of convicts in black body bags, hurling them onto a pile
120216  honduras  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Report: Most Honduras fire inmates awaited trial
Fifteen minutes away, the U.S. military's Southern Command operates Joint Task Force Bravo, where major search and rescue teams and fire squads are on standby. They were never dispatched
120216  honduras  publicsecurity  justicesystem  uspolicy 
february 2012 by isacson
BBC News - Honduras prison fire: Huge task to identify victims
With the number of dead past 350, it is the world's worst prison fire in a century
120216  honduras  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Honduras jail fire: most prisoners had not been convicted | World news | The Guardian
More than half of inmates in Comayagua jail, where 358 died, were awaiting trial or being held as gang suspects
120216  honduras  publicsecurity  justicesystem 
february 2012 by isacson
Bloggings by boz: Honduras prison fire kills 300, highlights prison problems in hemisphere
Prisoners don't vote and prison reform projects don't provide immediate visible and tangible results that voters experience, so the problem moves way down the list
120216  honduras  entireregion  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Prison Fire in Honduras Leaves High Death Toll - NYTimes.com
Prisons in Central America are notorious for overcrowding and for riots among gang members that have caused numerous deaths
120215  Honduras  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
More Than 300 Killed in Honduras Prison Fire - NYTimes.com
Some 475 people escaped from the prison in the town of Comayagua and 356 are missing and presumed dead
120215  honduras  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
BBC News - Honduras prison fire 'leaves at least 272 dead'
Officials are investigating whether an electrical fault caused the blaze
120215  honduras  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Incendio en cárcel de Honduras deja al menos 100 muertos | ELESPECTADOR.COM
La conflagración se produjo en la cárcel de Comayagua que alberga una población de al menos 500 reclusos
120215  honduras  publicsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
Renuncian dos ministros hondureños
El presidente de Honduras, Porfirio Lobo, calificó ayer de rutinaria la dimisión de tres de sus principales colaboradores, entre ellos los ministros de Finanzas, de Industrias y el tesorero general
120214  honduras  politicsandsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
In Honduras, Police Accused Of Corruption, Killings : NPR
At some point, the police will totally lose legitimacy, he says, and there will be even more lawlessness — that's when a society breaks down
120213  honduras  publicsecurity  politicsandsecurity 
february 2012 by isacson
'Who Rules In Honduras?' Coup's Legacy Of Violence : NPR
"They took off, and there I was. The democratically elected president of Honduras, standing in my pajamas in the middle of a runway in Costa Rica," Zelaya says
120213  honduras  politicsandsecurity  humanrights 
february 2012 by isacson
Brasil y Honduras normalizan relaciones y discuten cooperación, Articulo OnLine
Los presidentes de Brasil y Honduras restablecen relaciones diplomáticas y comerciales luego de su encuentro en Argentina
120210  brazil  honduras  diplomaticrelations 
february 2012 by isacson
Confirman robo de cañones
Las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras admitieron ayer el robo, en el 2010, de 22 cañones de lanzacohetes RPG-7 de una unidad militar, y confirmaron que por el hecho permanece detenido un oficial
120209  honduras  corruption  armstrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
Honduras Military Budget Leaves Out Anti-Drug Technology
This could be one indication that the Honduran government plans to continue lobbying hard for donor countries like the US to supply such equipment
120208  honduras  narcotrafficking  defensebudgets 
february 2012 by isacson
EL HERALDO buscó reacción de las FF AA - Diario El Heraldo de Honduras
Las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras se llamaron al silencio y no brindaron su reacción respecto al extravío de 22 lanzacohetes RPG de una instalación castrense
120207  honduras  armstrafficking  civilmilitaryrelations 
february 2012 by isacson
Presupuesto del Ejército para 2012 se concentra en operación y seguridad - LaTribuna.hn
No había ninguna reducción en el presupuesto militar de casi 3,000 millones de lempiras
120206  honduras  defensebudgets 
february 2012 by isacson
U.S. Policy on Honduras - Views of Two Diplomats - NYTimes.com
What an astoundingly wrong time to “cut off all police and military aid,” as suggested by Dana Frank
120206  honduras  uspolicy 
february 2012 by isacson
Honduras creará unidad de Carabineros para depurar policía
Honduras pretende crear una unidad de Carabineros, con asesoría de Chile, en un esfuerzo por depurar la institución policial, desacreditada por la participación de parte de sus efectivos en el crimen organizado
120131  honduras  chile  defensecooperation  publicsecurity 
january 2012 by isacson
Honduras se enfrenta al crimen con Acero - El Colombiano
Liderar un equipo de expertos que diseñan en Honduras estrategias para luchar contra el crimen organizado. Esa es la labor del colombiano Hugo Acero Velásquez
120130  colombia  honduras  c-publicsecurity  c-relationswithneighbors 
january 2012 by isacson
Graft, greed, mayhem turn Honduras into murder capital of world - Americas - MiamiHerald.com
Miami Herald sources say those tapped to head the department have some of the worst reputations in Honduran law enforcement and are notorious for taking bribes, ordering hits and offering protection to drug traffickers
120123  honduras  publicsecurity  corruption 
january 2012 by isacson
The dangers of being a Honduran whistleblower - Opinion - MiamiHerald.com
The murders in Honduras, a key transit point between the drug producers in Colombia and their clientele in the United states — often involved the highest levels of the national police force
120123  honduras  publicsecurity  corruption 
january 2012 by isacson
Honduras congress OKs extradition of its citizens for drug, terrorism-related crimes - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Starting Feb. 1, the Central American nation will be able to sign extradition treaties with other countries, including the United States, which has sought the change
120120  honduras  extraditions 
january 2012 by isacson
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