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Honduras

One Small Country, Nearly $20 Billion in Corporate Claims

Using a secretive arbitration system, multinational companies could bankrupt Honduras, one of the poorest countries in the world. A recent advisory opinion from a human-rights court calls for an overhaul.

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Katie Surma

A view of Honduras' capital city, Tegucigalpa. Credit: Nicholas Kusnetz/Inside Climate News
Human rights attorney Alejandra Gonza (right) stands with Brenda Díaz Valencia, who is holding a photo of her father, Antonio Díaz Valencia, and his colleague Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca, in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 3, 2024. The two men disappeared after criticizing mining practices in Mexico. Credit: Richard Pierrin/AFP via Getty Images

Defending Human Rights Is Dangerous. Defending Nature Makes It Even Riskier

By Katie Surma

USAID helps farmers in Villa de San Francisco, Francisco Morazán, Honduras, adopt climate-smart technologies. Credit: Andre Ancheta for USAID

Climate-Focused Foreign Aid Advances U.S. Interests Abroad, Outgoing USAID Official Says

By Marianne Lavelle

Honduras Próspera construyó un edificio de 14 pisos de usos mixtos al pie de una ladera anteriormente arbolada cerca de Crawfish Rock, un pueblo de pescadores de unos cientos de personas en la isla de Roatán. Crédito: Nicholas Kusnetz/Inside Climate News

En Honduras, los Libertarios y las Demandas Judiciales Podrían Quebrar el País

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Katie Surma

Honduran President Xiomara Castro delivers a speech to her supporters during a rally in Tegucigalpa on Sept. 14. Credit: Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images

‘Pure Greed’: A Legal System That Gives Corporations Special Rights Has Come for Honduras

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Katie Surma

Honduras Próspera built a 14-story mixed-use tower perched at the bottom of a once-forested hillside near Crawfish Rock, a fishing village of a few hundred people on the island of Roatán. Credit: Nicholas Kusnetz/Inside Climate News

In Honduras, Libertarians and Legal Claims Threaten to Bankrupt a Nation

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Katie Surma

Relatives of murdered indigenous activist Berta Caceres cry on March 3, 2016. Credit: Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images

Berta Cáceres’ Murder Shocked the World in 2016, But the Killing of Environmental Activists Continues

By Katie Livingstone

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