Vicky Rodríguez, a Honduran trans woman and protagonist of the documentary Victoria, suffered a transphobic attack in La Libertad, Comayagua. This is the second time she has been physically assaulted. The attack occurred 12 days after the murder of another trans woman, Erika Tatiana, an activist with the National Party, to which the president of Honduras belongs.
Erika Tatiana Martínez García owned a small business where she sold drinks and food and was also a member of the National Party to which the current Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández belongs.
LGBT+ people in Honduras marched for the first time in San Pedro Sula to defend their human rights.
For the first time, two Honduran women appear on TIME magazine's list: Indyra Mendoza, director of the lesbian network Cattrachas, and Claudia Spellmant, a trans activist. Honduras is one of the most violent countries for the LGBTQ+ community.
So far in 2021, at least four human rights defenders have been arbitrarily detained, and nearly 30 people have arrest warrants for claiming their right to ancestral territories.
Kaory had fled Honduras after receiving death threats. Mexican activist Kenya Cuevas claimed her body and requested its repatriation, but the Honduran consulate denied the request.
In an unprecedented decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared the State of Honduras guilty of the murder of trans activist Vicky Hernández.
Vanessa Zúniga was transgender and worked as a volunteer at the Association for Prevention and Education in Health, Sexuality, AIDS, and Human Rights. She was found with her throat slashed on Monday, March 28.
The Northern Triangle of Central America, one of the deadliest regions for LGBTI+ populations on the continent.
The defender was grabbed from behind by an unknown person, who repeatedly hit her head against a wall.
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