Spanish National Court Judge Baltasar Garzon said during a visit to Honduras Tuesday that he is gravely concerned by the human rights situation in the country. Garzon, famed for indicting Osama bin Laden and former Latin American...
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Honduras Supreme Court warns Zelaya will face trial upon return to country
The Supreme Court of Honduras said Saturday that if ousted president Manuel Zelaya returns to the country, he will stand trial for treason and abuse of power. There are also...
Honduras interim government skeptical of pending OAS rights report
Honduran Interim Deputy Foreign Minister Martha Alvarado said Monday that she expects a biased report from the international panel that arrived Monday to investigate alleged human rights abuses. A delegation from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH), which...
Honduras government lays sedition charges against Zelaya supporters
The Honduran Office of the Prosecutor of Common Crimes indicted 24 supporters of ousted president Manuel Zelaya on charges of sedition and damages Friday. All 24 were accused of robbery, sedition,...
Federal judge allows class-action status for immigrant fee challenge
A federal judge on Monday granted class-action status to approximately 400,000 immigrants from Central America who allege that a separate service fee for immigration applicants violates a federal law . Judge Thelton Henderson of the...
Honduras high court rejects OAS call to reinstate deposed president
The Honduras Supreme Court has refused a Friday petition by Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza calling for the reinstatement of Manuel Zelaya as the...
Honduras president removed from country in military coup after court order
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was detained and escorted from the presidential home by members of the Honduran military and transported to the airport in the early hours of Sunday morning, the scheduled day for a nationwide referendum...
Honduras president rejects high court order to reinstate fired military leader
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya rejected a Supreme Court decision Thursday that called for the reinstatement of a military general whom Zelaya fired Wednesday. Zelaya's decision comes amidst a controversy over a referendum on...
Honduras president proposes vote on constitutional referendum
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya announced Monday that the government will conduct a poll to determine whether voters are receptive to a November referendum that would establish a Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution....
ICJ hears Romania-Ukraine dispute over Black Sea resource rights
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is holding hearings this week in a border dispute between Romania and Ukraine over resource rights to the Black Sea. Oral arguments...