'Men can do anything they want to women in Honduras': Inside ... - ABC News
WEBMay 3, 2017 · The unholy violence of Honduras has propelled a river of women and children towards America’s southern border, part of what the UN has called an “invisible refugee crisis.”
Why these Honduran women would like to see their country's …
WEBJun 15, 2023 · Gender-based violence in Honduras often forces women to flee for a safer life elsewhere. The Current’s Liz Hoath brings us the story of how some women in a gang-controlled neighbourhood have...
Women's Bodies as a Battlefield: Gender-Based Violence in Honduras …
WEBMar 15, 2023 · Honduras has been named on several occasions the worst place in the world to be a woman. High levels of gender-based violence persist in a climate of chronic generalised violence. The obvious threat of criminal groups, gangs, and corruption, belies the less perceptible threat of an embedded patriarchal and sexist culture.
Women of Honduras find little refuge and even less justice
WEBAug 9, 2023 · Women of Honduras find little refuge and even less justice. Femicide rates in this country are higher than anywhere else in Latin America, and shelters say it’s getting worse as police leave...
Honduras Should Commit to Protecting Women’s and Girls’ Rights
WEBOct 14, 2022 · Violence against women and girls is pervasive in Honduras. Because abortion is illegal in all circumstances, women and girls who have experienced sexual violence may be forced to continue an...
World Report 2022: Honduras - Human Rights Watch
WEBHonduras has the highest rate of femicide—defined as the killing of a woman by a man because of her gender—in Latin America, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean...
Honduras: Responding to multiple crises to prevent violence ... - UN Women
WEBApr 19, 2022 · The increased poverty and unemployment left women and girls in Honduras at an even greater risk of multiple manifestations of violence, exploitation and human trafficking. Between January and November 2021, over 240 women lost their lives due to femicide, the highest femicide rate in Latin America.
Violence against women, the other pandemic impacting Honduras
WEBDec 8, 2021 · Honduras has the highest femicide rate in the Latin American region, with 6.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. In 2020, 278 women were murdered in the country and, as of November 2021, more than...
The Future is Female in Honduras - ReVista
WEBMar 10, 2022 · Honduras has become part of the small group of nations, 16 out of 193 United Nations countries, to have a female-led government. President Castro composes 9% of the world’s governments that are in the hands of women—becoming the only woman currently presiding over a government in the entire …
Let’s Talk about It: Violence against Women in Honduras
WEBNov 23, 2020 · Violence against women in Honduras is widespread. Honduras has alarming rates of femicide, rape, and assault experienced by women, both inside and outside the home.
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