A/HRC/43/3/Add.2
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
2 April 2020
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-third session
24 February–20 March 2020
Agenda item 2
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the
High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Situation of human rights in Honduras
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on
the situation of human rights in Honduras*, **
Summary
In the present report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
describes the situation of human rights in Honduras from 1 January to 31 December 2019.
The High Commissioner highlights key human rights advances and challenges related to
poverty and economic and social issues, corruption, business and human rights, migration,
health, violence and insecurity, judicial independence and democratic space, with a focus
on the situation of human rights defenders, journalists, individuals deprived of their liberty,
indigenous peoples and persons of African descent, persons with disabilities, women and
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. The report highlights some of the
activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in
Honduras and concludes with recommendations.
* The present report was submitted after the deadline so as to reflect the most recent information.
** The summary of the report is being circulated in all official languages. The report itself, which is
annexed to the summary, is being circulated in the language of submission and in Spanish only.
GE.20-05048(E)
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