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Human rights and judicial issues in Central America

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Human rights concerns and judicial proceedings regarding disappearances and homicides continue across Central America. In Honduras, legal proceedings have advanced in the case of former police officer Harol Rolando Perdomo Sarmiento, accused of homicide following the 2021 death of nursing student Keyla Patricia Martínez Rodríguez in police custody. The Supreme Court of Justice ordered a repetition of the oral and public trial, with proceedings expected to conclude following a judicial inspection in September. On the second anniversary of the murder of environmental defender Juan López, the crisis of impunity in Honduras has drawn renewed criticism. The UN Human Rights Office (OACNUDH) has urged the Honduran state to implement effective measures to prevent future attacks on activists and emphasized the need for rigorous, independent processes to ensure criminal liability. The UN also stressed the importance of strengthening judicial independence and the autonomy of the Public Ministry. Gabriela Castellanos, head of the National Anti-Corruption Council (CNA), has criticized the justice system, stating that the lack of convictions reflects a “growing culture of impunity and a loss of institutional strength.” Additionally, the Council Civic of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) noted setbacks in the López case, including the granting of house arrest to two individuals accused of being the intellectual authors of the crime. Local leaders and religious figures continue to demand truth and reparation for López, who advocated Recent developments highlight ongoing violence against media professionals. The NGO Comité por la Libre Expresión (C-Libre) has proposed forming a collective network for the protection families of the Carlos Escaleras Mejia National Park. In Mexico, reports indicate that over 135,000 people remain missing according approximately 100 journalists murdered or disappeared in Honduras since 2001. According to the National Registry of Disappeared and Unlocated Persons. In El Salvador, groups Commissioner for Human Rights (Conadeh), 103 media professionals have denounced the lack of political will to address historical forced disappearances, while in Nicaragua, legal actions are advancing in a case involving organized crime died between October 2001 and aggravated murder in Nagarote. June 2025, with 88% of these crimes remaining unpunished.

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