In July alone, three trans people and one bisexual person were murdered.

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“The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expresses its concern regarding these serious incidents and the repeated reports of attacks, threats, and harassment faced by members of the LGBTI community in the country,” they stated in a press release issued on Monday. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) also issued a statement: “It urges the authorities to investigate, prosecute, and punish those responsible for these acts of violence, taking into account the possibility that they were motivated by prejudice based on the sexual orientation, gender expression/identity—real or perceived—or sex characteristics of these individuals. The IACHR reiterates its concern regarding the high levels of violence against transgender people in the region and the low life expectancy of this population.” the statement says.  The countries that make up the Northern Triangle of Central America—El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala—are considered to have high rates of crime and homicide, of which the LGBTI population is also a victim. Faced with harassment, discrimination, threats, and murder, dozens of Central American trans women They have joined migrant caravans seeking to reach the United States.

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“The human rights situation of LGBTI people is a major concern in Honduras due to the ongoing and serious human rights violations they suffer daily,” states the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). In 2018, the UN expressed concern about the situation of human rights defenders and noted the impunity surrounding the high number of murders and violent attacks against LGBTI people.