Honduras
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El País: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights holds Honduras Responsible for Violating the Rights of Leonela Zelaya, a Transgender Woman
El País reports that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled Honduras responsible for violating the rights of Leonela Zelaya, a transgender woman whose killing in 2004 the court characterized as a transfemicide. The court found serious deficiencies in the investigation into Zelaya’s death, condemned repeated illegal and arbitrary arrests against her, and cited…
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Rolling Stone: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemns Honduras in the case of Leonela Zelaya
In a historic event for the LGBTIQ+ community, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled against the State of Honduras and in favor of Honduran Leonela Zelaya, a trans woman murdered more than two decades ago. The Court’s decision in the case, co-litigated by Red Lésbica Cattrachas and the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights…
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Holds the State of Honduras Internationally Responsible for Arbitrary Detention and Lack of Due Diligence in the Investigation of the Murder of Leonela Zelaya
Tags Share [Tegucigalpa/Washington, D.C., January 19, 2026]. The Red Lésbica Cattrachas and the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, representatives of the victims in the Leonela Zelaya et al. v. Honduras case, welcome the Judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, notified today, in which the Court declared the international responsibility of the
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La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos condena al Estado de Honduras por la detención arbitraria y la falta de debida diligencia en la investigación del asesinato de Leonela Zelaya
Tags Share [Tegucigalpa/Washington D.C., 19 de enero de 2026] La Red Lésbica Cattrachas y el Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, representantes de las víctimas en el caso Leonela Zelaya y otra vs. Honduras, celebramos la Sentencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, notificada el día de hoy, en la que declaró la
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Guapinol: A 2 años de las medidas cautelares de la CIDH, el Estado de Honduras sigue sin garantizar la protección de las personas defensoras
Tags Share A 2 años de que la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) otorgara la Medida Cautelar No. 137-23 a favor de integrantes del Comité Municipal para la Defensa de los Bienes Comunes y Públicos de Tocoa y el Bufete Justicia para los Pueblos en Honduras, el Estado de Honduras no ha cumplido con
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Guapinol: Two years after the IACHR precautionary measures, the State of Honduras continues to fail to guarantee the protection of human rights defenders
Tags Share Two years after the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) granted Precautionary Measure No. 137-23 on behalf of members of the Comité Municipal para la Defensa de los Bienes Comunes y Públicos de Tocoa (Municipal Committee for the Defense of the Common and Public Goods of Tocoa) and the Bufete Justicia para los
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Pens for Press: Students Stand with Carlos Ávila
Tags Share Amidst final exams and end-of-year projects, young people across the country spent hours writing letters and sending emails on behalf of Honduran journalist, Carlos Ávila. On November 2nd, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the RFK Human Rights’ Civic Space Case Tracker launched Pens for Press 2024, a youth
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The Leonela case is an opportunity to eliminate discrimination against LGBTTI people in Honduras
Tags Share [Tegucigalpa / Washington DC., August 2, 2024] On July 26, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights referred the case of Leonela Zelaya v. Honduras to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IA Court). This case concerns the transfemicide of Leonela in Honduras and is being represented Red Lésbica Cattrachas and Robert F. Kennedy
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Caso Leonela es una oportunidad para eliminar discriminación contra las personas LGBTTI en Honduras
Tags Share [Tegucigalpa / Washington DC., 2 de agosto de 2024] El pasado 26 de julio, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos sometió el caso de Leonela Zelaya contra Honduras a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH). Este caso se refiere al transfemicidio de Leonela en Honduras y está siendo representado por
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share RFK Human Rights Award Laureate brings LGBTQ+ activism, immigration rights together in life’s work Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ 2024 Human Rights Award recipient Arely Westley, a trans-Latinx Honduran woman, knows well the fate of many of her sisters. She escaped from her native country of Honduras just two years after transgender activist
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Trans murder in Honduras
Tags Share In 2009, 26-year-old trans woman and LGBTQ+ rights activist Vicky Hernández was murdered in Honduras during a coup d’etat perpetrated by a right-wing sector of society. For years, the legal team at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights fought for accountability in Vicky’s case. In 2021, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a
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New York Times: Court May Force Honduras to Better Protect Trans People
Tags Share Outraged by the long-ignored murder of trans activist Vicky Hernández, RFK Human Rights and Red Lésbica Cattrachas have brought her case before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights demanding the state of Honduras be held accountable. It is the first time the Inter-American Court will rule on whether governments have done enough to
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