,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #edgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ad1 #bjaf ,mr4 
,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,ellison1   
,mr4 ,s]rano1 & ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial   
,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to susp5d ,unit$ ,/ates       
security assi/ance ) ,honduras until su*
 "t z human rights violations by        
,honduran security =ces cease & _!      
p]petrators are br\ght to ju/ice4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,b]ta ,cc]es ,human ,rights 9 ,honduras 
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,honduran police are   
widely e/abli%$ to be deeply corrupt &  
commit human rights abuses1 includ+     
torture1 rape1 illegal det5tion1 &      

murd]1 ) impunity4  7#b7 ,! ,new ,york  
,times reveal$ docum5ts on ,april #ae   
indicat+ t top (ficials ( ! ,honduran   
police ord]$ ! kill+s ( drug-crime      
inve/igators ,julin ,ar/ides ,gonzles & 
,alfr$o ,l&av]de 9 #bjji & #bjaa1       
respectively1 ) ! subsequ5t k ( top     
police &1 evid5tly1 high-rank+ gov]nm5t 
(ficials4 ,! ,times sugge/$ 9 a         
subsequ5t article t ! revelations 7 be+ 
manipulat$ by ! ,presid5t ( ,honduras = 
8 own corrupt purposes4  7#c7           
,individuals 9 ! police ) docum5t$      
records ( hav+ committ$ gross human     
abuses ) impunity cont9ue to be appo9t$ 
to top positions )9 ! police4  7#d7     
,int]national human rights bodies h     
report$ t ! ,honduran milit>y & police  
commit human rights abuses1 includ+     
kill+s1 ) impunity4 ,! ,associat$ ,press
 has docum5t$ dea? squad activity by    
police4 ,human ,rights ,wat* reports3 ,!
 use ( le?al =ce by ! national police is
 a *ronic problem4 ,inve/igations into !
 police abuses are m>r$ by ineffici5cy &

 corruption1 little in=mation ab\t !m is
 made public2 & impunity is ! rule44    
7#e7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,honduran   
,human ,rights ,report = #bjaf reports3 
,impunity rema9s a s]i\s problem1 )     
prosecution 9 cases ( milit>y & police  
(ficials *>g$ ) human rights violations 
mov+ too sl[ly or rema9+ inconclusive44 
7#f7 ,repeat$ ef=ts to clean up !       
,honduran police h fail$4  7#g7 ,human  
,rights ,action docum5t$ ! ,fifte5?     
,battalion ( ! ,honduran ,arm$ ,=ces    
alleg$ly p>ticipat$ ) police & private  
security =ces 9 "s ( ! kill+s ( ov] #ajj
 small-f>m] activi/s 9 ! ,agun ,valley  
beg9n+ 9 #bjjj4 ,human ,rights ,wat*    
confirms t ! kill+s ( ,agun f>m]s 7 met 
) no consequ5ces4  7#h7 ,fur!r examples 
ab\nd ( human rights abuses by !        
milit>y3 9 ,july #bjac memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces %ot & kill$ ,toms ,g>ca1 a ,l5ca  
,indig5\s activi/1 & injur$ 8 son :ile  
!y 7 peacefully prote/+ a dam project2 9
 ,may #bjad1 n9e memb]s ( ! ,n9?        
,infantry report$ly tortur$ & kill$     

,amado ,m>adiaga ,quiroz & tortur$ 8    
son1 ,milton ,noe ,m>adiaga ,v>ela4 ,!  
cases rema9 unresolv$4 ,9 a rec5t       
emblematic case1 on ,decemb] #bg1 #bjae1
 ! ,honduran ,navy report$ly kill$ ,joel
 ,palacios ,l9o & ,elvis ,arm&o ,g>ca1  
two ,g>funa ,afro-,indig5\s m5 :o 7     
engag$ 9 digg+ a c> out ( ! s& on a     
bea*4  7#i7 ,! curr5t ,gov]nm5t (       
,honduras has exp&$ ! milit>y's rea*    
into dome/ic polic+1 includ+ ! creation 
( a #c1jjj-memb] ,milit>y ,police 9 cle>
 violation ( ! ,honduran con/itution & )
 disa/r\s results1 includ+ ! kill+s ( a 
#ae-ye>-old boy1 ,eb$ ,yanes1 9 #bjab & 
a /ud5t1 ,erl9 ,misael ,c>z ,moncada1 9 
#bjad1 aft] !y _h pass$ un>m$ ?r\gh     
*eckpo9ts4 ,s9ce ! creation ( ! ,milit>y
 ,police allegations ( human rights     
abuses by ! milit>y h increas$ notably1 
reports ,human ,rights ,wat*4  7#aj7 ,! 
,honduran judicial sy/em has be5 widely 
docum5t$ to be rife ) corruption4       
,judges1 prosecutors & o!r (ficials are 
int]connect$ ) organiz$ crime & drug    

traffick]s1 contribut+ to ne>-complete  
immunity4  7#aa7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 9 
its #bjae ,human ,rights ,report =      
,honduras reports corruption1           
intimidation1 & in/itutional weakness ( 
! ju/ice sy/em lead+ to widespread      
impunity44  7#ab7 ,summ>iz+ ! situation1
 ,human ,rights ,wat* reports 9 #bjaf t 
,rampant crime & impunity = human rights
 abuses rema9 ! norm 9 ,honduras '''    
,ef=ts to re=m ! in/itutions responsible
 = provid+ public security h made little
 progress4 ,m>r$ by corruption & abuse1 
! judici>y & police rema9 l>gely        
ineffective44  7#ac7 ,! ,m>* #c1 #bjaf1 
assass9ation ( prom95t ,l5ca ,indig5\s &
 environm5tal activi/ ,b]ta ,cc]es1     
_w-r5[n$ recipi5t ( ! #bjae ,goldman    
,environm5tal ,prize = h] "w def5d+     
,indig5\s l& rights aga9/ a             
hydroelectric dam project1 illu/rates ! 
human rights crisis 9 ,honduras1 & !    
deep complicity ( ! ,honduran gov]nm5t4 
,cc]es1 ! lead] ( ,,cop9h1 ! ,c\ncil (  
,indig5\s & ,popul> ,organizations (    

,honduras1 _h report$ to au?orities #cc 
?reats previ\s to h] kill+1 b none _h   
be5 inve/igat$1 & ! gov]nm5t _h fail$ to
 provide adequate protection measures z 
m&at$ by ! ,int]-,am]ican ,commission on
 ,human ,rights1 ) protection by        
,honduran security be+ )drawn ! day ( h]
 dea?4  7#ad7 ,five suspects h be5      
arre/$ 9 ! kill+ ( ,cc]es1 "o ( :om is a
 curr5t (fic] 9 ! milit>y & two o!rs are
 retir$ milit>y4 ,^! arre/s raise s]i\s 
que/ions ab\t ! role ( ! ,honduran      
milit>y 9 h] assass9ation1 includ+ ! *a9
 ( comm& )9 ! milit>y z well z ! id5tity
 ( ! true au?ors ( ! assass9ation4      
7#ae7 ,despite calls f #fb ,memb]s (    
,congress1 memb]s ( ! family ( ,b]ta    
,cc]es1 ,,cop9h1 lead]s ( ! ,european   
,union1 ! ,vatican ,pontifical ,c\ncil  
on ,peace & ,ju/ice1 & _m o!rs1 !       
,honduran gov]nm5t has n p]mitt$ !      
,int]-,am]ican ,commission on ,human    
rights to conduct an indep5d5t          
inve/igation ( ! case4  7#af7 ,9 ?is    
context ( corruption & human rights     

abuses1 trade unioni/s1 j\rnali/s1      
lawy]s1 ,afro-,indig5\s activi/s1       
,indig5\s activi/s1 small-f>m] activi/s1
 ,,lgbti activi/s1 human rights def5d]s1
 & critics ( ! gov]nm5t rema9 at sev]e  
risk2 & previ\s human rights abuses     
aga9/ !m rema9 l>gely unpuni%$4  7#ag7  
,! ,may #b1 #bjaf1 %oot+ ( prom95t      
opposition j\rnali/ ,flix ,mol9a        
illu/rates ! cont9u$ risk fac+ activi/s4
 ,h\rs be=e he 0 %ot1 ,mol9a _h po/$    
in=mation pot5tially l9k+ ,cc]es's kill+
 to a top gov]nm5t (ficial1 memb]s ( an 
elite family1 & "o ( ! prosecutors 9 !  
case4  7#ah7 ,! #bjaf ,appropriations   
,act allocates approximately #ah1jjj1jjj
 to ! ,honduran police & milit>y1 9     
addition to fund+ 9 ! #bjaf ,national   
,def5se ,appropriations ,act2 !         
,presid5t's fund+ reque/ = fiscal ye>   
#bjag calls = an increase 9 security    
fund+ = ,honduras4  7#ai7 ,!            
,int]-,am]ican ,developm5t ,bank 9 #bjab
 l5t #ei1hjj1jjj to ! ,honduran police1 
) ! ,unit$ ,/ates approval4  #c4        

,susp5sion & re/rictions ( security aid 
ext5d$ to ,republic ( ,honduras unless  
c]ta9 conditions h be5 met  7a7         
,susp5sion ( security assi/ance ,no     
funds may be made available to !        
,republic ( ,honduras = ! police &      
milit>y1 includ+ funds = equipm5t &     
tra9+4  7b7 ,loans f multilat]al        
developm5t banks ,! ,dep>tm5t ( !       
,treasury %all be in/ruct$ to vote no on
 any & all loans to ! ,republic (       
,honduras = its police & milit>y4  #d4  
,conditions = lift+ susp5sions &        
re/rictions ,! provisions ( ?is ,act    
%all t]m9ate on ! date on :i* !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate det]m9es & c]tifies to
 ! appropriate congressional committees 
t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,honduras has--  7#a7   
pursu$ all legal av5ues to br+ to trial 
& obta9 a v]dict ( ^? :o ord]$ & c>ri$  
out--  7,a7 ! ,m>* #b1 #bjaf1 murd] (   
,b]ta ,cc]es2  7,b7 ! kill+s ( ov] #ajj 
small-f>m] activi/s 9 ! ,agun ,valley2  
7,c7 ! ,decemb] #bg1 #bjae1 kill+s (    
,joel ,palacios ,l9o & ,elvis ,arm&o    

,g>ca2 &  7,d7 ! ,may #c1 #bjaf1 arm$   
attack on ,flix ,mol9a2  7#b7 inve/igat$
 & successfully prosecut$ memb]s (      
milit>y & police =ces :o are cr$ibly    
f\nd to h violat$ human rights1 & ensur$
 t ! milit>y & police coop]at$ 9 su*    
cases1 & t su* violations h ceas$2  7#c7
 )drawn ! milit>y f dome/ic polic+1 9   
accordance ) ! ,honduran ,con/itution1 &
 ensur$ t all dome/ic police functions  
are sep>at$ f ! comm& & control ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces ( ,honduras & are in/ead    
directly responsible to civilian        
au?ority2  7#d7 e/abli%$ t x protects   
effectively ! rights ( trade unioni/s2  
j\rnali/s2 human rights def5d]s2        
,indig5\s1 ,afro-,indig5\s1 small-f>m]1 
& ,,lgbti activi/s2 critics ( !         
gov]nm5t2 & o!r civil society activi/s  
to op]ate )\t int]f]5ce2 &  7#e7 tak5   
effective /eps to fully e/abli% ! rule (
 a law & to gu>antee a judicial sy/em t 
is capable ( inve/igat+1 prosecut+1 &   
br++ to ju/ice memb]s ( ! police &      
milit>y :o h committ$ human rights      

abuses4