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Clear filtersUN Expert Urges Honduras to Prosecute Rigores Massacre Planners
UN Special Rapporteur Morris Tidball-Binz has called on Honduras to investigate and prosecute both the perpetrators and masterminds behind the Rigores massacre in Trujillo, Colón — in which 20 peasant farmers, including three children, were killed — and to guarantee reparations and non-repetition for affected communities.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 23, 2026#massacre#rigores#un-rapporteurPeasant Leader Shot Dead in Aguán Valley
Óscar Amilcar Alvarado Velásquez, secretary of a peasant cooperative in Colón, was shot dead on June 22 in the Aguán Valley, marking another killing of a rural leader amid state militarization and a new law social groups say favors agribusiness over peasant land rights.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 25, 2026#campesino-murder#valle-del-aguan#agrarian-conflict