Abuse of Honduran Deportees

Last updated July 2024

Over the past decade, Honduras has been plagued by violence, corruption, and political insecurity. The country has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and the second-highest femicide rate in Latin America. Impunity for human rights abuses, violent crime, and corruption have become the norm in the country. Hondurans at urgent risk of attacks, extortion, gang recruitment, or other forms of violence have migrated to the United States in search of safety, only to be returned to Honduras, where they face the same conditions that they initially fled or worse.

The University Network traveled to Honduras to interview people who have experienced rights abuses after being sent back to the country. Students from Yale and Trinity have identified victims and collected testimonies that will be published in a report.