Honduras
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- Created on: 07-06-18 11:18
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- Honduras-impact of global governance of human rights- LIDC
- Honduras as an LIDC
- Least developed country in central America- MMR 120 per 100,000
- 39% work in agriculture, 21% industry, 40% services, 85% literacy rates
- politically unstable country- civil authorities have failed to control security forces and deal with human rights
- devastated by hurricane mitch in 1998- still recovering
- Human rights issues
- highest murder rates in the world- 1 woman is murdered every 16 hours, highest femocide rates in the world. Women and children moving to US south borders, 95% of crimes go unpunished- related to gang culture
- place for women to report violence but its not useful- women face murder if they report crimes
- limited access to education and healthcare
- gang culture and drug related violence - organised crimes include trafficking of child labour and child prostitution
- poverty- 44% of population live on $2 a day
- highest murder rates in the world- 1 woman is murdered every 16 hours, highest femocide rates in the world. Women and children moving to US south borders, 95% of crimes go unpunished- related to gang culture
- Global governance
- Supranational-UN
- Sent human rights advisers to Honduras to strengthen government institutions- build stronger human rights culture and help implement human rights action plan
- regional strategies- USA
- USA- $50 million in security aid, provides assistance through central American Region
- National- Honduran gov.
- Ministry for Justice and Human rights to reform citizen security and prevent torture- relies heavily on NGOs to provide healthcare in rural areas
- NGO strategies
- Care international- tackling human rights issues such as poverty, education, employment opportunity, healthcare, water and food provisions
- 'Coffee vs gangs'
- San Pedro Sula- most dangerous city in the world, lack of opportunity leads to people joining
- takes 20 people each year to be responsible, respectable part of society- technical and academic training
- Supranational-UN
- opportunities
- for stability-bilateral links with USA are helping economy and national security, political stability is being achieved with US support for anti corruption, community efforts to prevent gang activity- education for at risk youths
- Economic growth-USA and UN are implementing new food security programmes and promoting economic diversification and training citizens to respond to natural disasters, small farmers assisted to increase trade opportunities
- socio- economic development-40% of population is under 15- authorities in rural and urban areas to meet targets fro school enrolment, improving maternal and child health nutrition
- Challenges
- inequality-inequality between rich and poor in urban areas- San Pedro Sula. Rural- urban migration leads to housing shortages- water supply and sanitation, unequal access to education and healthcare and between girls and boys
- injustices- criminal justice system needs modernising- greater protection of human rights, attacks on journalists continue, violence against women and children are high and so is gang culture and trafficking
- Honduras as an LIDC
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