Country Conditions

CGRS Input for the Report on Indigenous Peoples and International Solidarity

Human Rights Body Submission
October 31, 2024

CGRS submitted input to the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity to inform its report on Indigenous peoples and international solidarity. The submission highlights the deplorable Indigenous rights conditions in Honduras and offers recommendations.

CGRS Input for the Report on Human Rights Defenders Working in Remote and Rural Areas

Human Rights Body Submission
October 30, 2024

CGRS submitted input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders to inform its report on defenders working in remote and rural areas. The submission highlights conditions of violence and harm in Honduras and offers recommendations to address these challenges.

Root Causes of Migration: How Climate Change and Environmental Degradation Impact Honduran Asylum Seekers

Factsheet
October 24, 2024

This factsheet highlights key elements of a declaration by renowned expert Donald Hernández Palma, detailing how the devastating effects of climate change and disasters have profoundly impacted human rights in Honduras.

Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment

Human Rights Body Submission
June 14, 2024

CGRS submitted input to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Healthy Environment on the access to information, participation and access to justice for Indigenous peoples and women in Honduras.

Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism: Visit of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to Brazil

Human Rights Body Submission
May 15, 2024

CGRS made a submission to the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism in response to the United Nations Special Rapporteur's call for input: Visit of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to Brazil.

Reporte a la Commission Interaméricaine des Droits de l’Homme sur la Situation des Femmes et des Jeunes Filles Victimes de Violences Sexuelles en Haïti

Human Rights Body Submission
October 7, 2022

Nous et nos coauteurs avons déposé un rapport à la Commission interaméricaine des droits de l'homme sur la situation des femmes et des filles victimes de violences sexuelles en Haïti.

Report to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the Situation of Women and Girl Victims of Sexual Violence in Haiti

Human Rights Body Submission
October 7, 2022

We and our coauthors filed a report to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the situation of women and girl victims of sexual violence in Haiti.

Honduras: Climate Change, Human Rights Violations, and Forced Displacement

Report
December 20, 2023

This report sheds light on the far-reaching effects of the climate emergency in Honduras. It includes recommendations directed at both the U.S. and Honduran governments, urging decisive action to address these challenges, protect the environment, and safeguard the human rights of those affected.

Civil Society Organizations Welcome Introduction of House Resolution to Restore the Rule of Law in Guatemala

Congressional Statement
November 16, 2022

CGRS joined U.S. civil society organizations in this letter welcoming the House Resolution on Guatemala introduced on November 16, 2022 by Representatives Norma Torres, Albio Sires, Chuy Garcia, Jim McGovern, and Joaquin Castro.

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