,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aide  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bh1 #bjai,mr4   
,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,ms4    
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1  
,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 
,rask91 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1  
,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4          
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 
,ms4 ,om>1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1    
,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,lee (     
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,miss ,rice (    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4          
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1
 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4         
,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,danny  
,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,pallone1   
,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (          
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u (          
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1  
,mr4 ,himes1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4      
,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 ,mr4   
,payne1 & ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia7   
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 #ae1  
#bjaf1 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 ,bo? cases     
rema9 9 impunity4  7#c7 ,individuals 9 !
 police ) docum5t$ records ( hav+       
committ$ gross human rights abuses )    
impunity cont9ue to s]ve 91 & be appo9t$
 & reappo9t$ to high positions ) !      
police4 ,=m] g5]al 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces      
,julian ,pa*eco ,t9oco1 ! ,m9i/] (      
,security1 0 ! highe/ rank+ (ficial 9   
*>ge ( ! repression ( prote/]s by !     
police foll[+ ! ,novemb] #bg1 #bjag1    
election1 & has be5 twice nam$ 9 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,f$]al c\rt z ov]see+ drug       
traffick+4 ,he 0 reappo9t$ to 8 position
 by ,presid5t ,juan ,orl&o ,h]nndez 9   
,decemb] #bjah4  7#d7 ,o!r individuals  
:o previ\sly s]v$ 9 high-rank+ positions
 & :o are docum5t$ to h committ$ gross  
human rights abuses cont9ue 9 impunity4 
7#e7 ,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* has        
report$3 ,! use ( le?al =ce by !        
national police is a *ronic problem44 ,9
 its report = #bjah x conclud$ t ,viol5t
 crime is rampant 9 ,honduras4 ,x not$  
t3 ,m>r$ by corruption & abuse1 !       
judici>y & police rema9 l>gely          
ineffective4 ,impunity = crime & human  
rights abuses is ! norm44  7#f7 ,!      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's #bjah ,human ,rights
 ,report = ,honduras report$3 ,civilian 
au?orities at times did n ma9ta9        
effective control ov] ! security =ces44 
,x summ>iz$3 ,! mo/ significant human   
rights issues includ$ alleg$ arbitr>y & 
unlawful kill+s2 a compla9t ( torture2  
h>% & life-?reat5+ prison conditions2   
arbitr>y arre/ or det5tion2 unlawful    
int]f]5ce ) privacy2 kill+s ( & ?reats  
to m$ia memb]s1 & o!r issues4  7#g7     
,repeat$ ef=ts to clean up ! ,honduran  
police h l>gely fail$4 ,a rec5t         
commission *>g$ ) clean+ up ! police    

reports t x has clean$ up ov] #e1jjj    
memb]s1 b ! great majority ( ^? 7       
sep>at$ = reasons ( re/ructur+1         
retirem5ts1 or disabilities4 ,only      
approximately #ajj cases ( alleg$       
crim9al activity h be5 =w>d$ to !       
,public ,m9i/ry = prosecution4 ,few ( ^?
 are be+ prosecut$4 ,! actions & results
 ( ! police cleanup commission h n be5  
indep5d5tly v]ifi$1 moreov]1 & its      
directors include ,julian ,pa*eco       
,t9oco1 ! ,m9i/] ( ,security1 nam$ z a  
drug traffick]1 & ,vilma ,morales1 "o ( 
! top two negotiators = ! lead] ( !     
#bjji c\p4 ,long-la/+1 fundam5tal re=m (
 ! police /ill ne$s to be enact$4  7#h7 
,evid5ce indicates t topmo/ (ficials 9  
*>ge ( ! police h be5 alleg$ly involv$ 9
 drug traffick+4 ,! ,national ,director 
( ! ,police & 8 top two lieut5ants h be5
 docum5t$ by ! ,associat$ ,press to h   
previ\sly p>ticipat$ 9 coca9e traffick+4
 ,julian ,pa*eco ,t9oco1 ! ,m9i/] (     
,security1 reappo9t$ 9 ,decemb] #bjah1  
has be5 twice nam$ 9 ,unit$ ,/ates      

,f$]al c\rt z ov]see+ drug traffick+4   
7#i7 ,rights ,action has docum5t$ t !   
,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 #bjaj4 ,9 #bjae1 ,human
 ,rights ,wat* confirm$ t ! kill+s (    
,agun f>m]s 7 met ) no consequ5ces4 ,to 
date !re has be5 "o confirm$ conviction 
( a private security gu>d4              
,assass9ations ( key activi/s cont9ue4  
,9 ,octob] #bjaf1 ,jos ,angel ,flores1 !
 presid5t ( ! ,unifi$ ,campes9o ,movem5t
 ( ! ,agun 7,,muca71 & ,silm] ,dionisio 
,george1 ano!r ,,muca memb]1 7          
assass9at$1 ) impunity4  7#aj7 ,fur!r   
examples ab\nd ( human rights abuses by 
! milit>y3 9 ,july #bjac memb]s ( !     
,arm$ ,=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 9 impunity4 ,9 an 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 ,t5 memb]s ( ! ,honduran milit>y 7
 convict$ ( ! kill+ ( ^! #b m51         
und]scor+ t egregi\s human rights are   
committ$ by /ate security =ces4  7#aa7  
,! curr5t ,gov]nm5t ( ,honduras has     
exp&$ ! milit>y's rea* into dome/ic     
polic+1 includ+ ! creation ( a          
#d1cjj-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     
*eckpo9ts1 & ! ,janu>y #b1 #bjag1 kill+ 
( #ag-ye>-old ,edg>do ,mor5o ,rodriquez4
 ,:ile "o memb] ( ! arm$ =ces 0 convict$
 & s5t5c$ 9 ! case ( ,yanes1 ! case ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates-tra9$ colonel :o alleg$ly 

subsequ5tly ord]$ a cov]-up rema9s 9    
impunity4 ,s9ce ! creation ( ! ,milit>y 
,police1 allegations ( human rights     
abuses by ! milit>y h increas$ notably1 
reports ,human ,rights ,wat*4 ,!        
,milit>y ,police n[ c\nt #i battalions &
 plan #b additional battalions4  7#ab7  
,dur+ ! crisis t erupt$ foll[+ ! highly 
conte/$ ,novemb] #bjag ,presid5tial     
election1 massive prote/s aga9/         
electoral fraud & ! disput$ re-election 
campaign ( ,presid5t ,juan ,orl&o       
,h]nndez em]g$ ?r\gh\t ! c\ntry4 ,!     
,unit$ ,nations & ! ,committee (        
,families ( ! ,deta9$ & ,disappe>$ 9    
,honduras 7,,c(adeh7 h docum5t$ t 9     
response1 ,honduran /ate security =ces  
kill$ at lea/ #af p1 _m ( !m prote/]s & 
by/&]s2 "o additional p]son rema9s      
=cibly disappe>$ by /ate security =ces4 
,! great majority ( ! victims1 accord+  
to ! ,,un & ,,c(adeh reports1 7 kill$ by
 ! ,milit>y ,police4 ,all ^! cases rema9
 9 impunity4 ,9 addition1 #c p accus$ ( 
crimes :ile prote/+ rema9 9 prison      

await+ trial "u dire1 life-?reat5+      
conditions & a f\r? rema9s 9 exile4     
7#ac7 ,! ,milit>y ,police cont9ue to    
commit s]i\s human rights abuses4 ,on   
,novemb] #cj1 #bjag1 ,daniel ,isaac     
,v>ela1 age #ab1 0 w\nd$ by memb]s ( !  
milit>y police 9 ,comayagela dur+ a     
po/-election demon/ration :ile he 0     
pur*as+ c&y ) fri5ds & ! milit>y op5$   
fire4 ,on ,decemb] #c1 #bjag1 ,manuel de
 ,jess ,bauti/a ,salvador disappe>$ :ile
 held 9 det5tion by ! ,milit>y ,police 9
 ,c(rada1 ,corts1 & 8 :]eab\ts rema9    
unkn[n4  7#ad7 ,! ,honduran judicial    
sy/em has be5 widely docum5t$ to be rife
 ) corruption4 ,judges1 prosecutors1 &  
o!r (ficials are int]connect$ ) organiz$
 crime & drug traffick]s1 contribut+ to 
ne>-complete impunity4  7#ae7 ,!        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 9 its #bjah ,human    
,rights ,report = ,honduras reports t   
,corruption & impunity rema9$ s]i\s     
problems )9 ! security =ces44 ,x not$ t 
,impunity exi/$ 9 _m cases ''' z evid5c$
 by l5g?y judicial processes1 few       

convictions ( p]petrators1 & failures to
 prosecute intellectual au?ors (        
crimes44  7#af7 ,ov]all1 ! judicial     
sy/em rema9s ineffective & corrupt4 ,!  
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate report$ = #bjag t x 0 
(t5 ineffective1 & subject to           
intimidation1 corruption1 politicization
 & patronage ''' ,p[]ful special        
int]e/s1 includ+ organiz$ crime gr\ps1  
ex]cis$ influ5ce on ! outcome ( "s c\rt 
proce$+s44  7#ag7 ,summ>iz+ ! situation1
 ,human ,rights ,wat* report$ = #bjah t 
,judges face int]f]5ce f ! executive    
bran* & o!rs1 includ+ private actors )  
connections 9 gov]nm5t44 ,x concludes3  
,ef=ts to re=m ! in/itutions responsible
 = provid+ public security h made little
 progress4 ,m>ri$ by corruption & abuse1
 ! judici>y & police rema9 l>gely       
ineffective44  7#ah7 ,! ,m>* #b1 #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#ai7 ,z ( ,novemb] #bjah1 sev5 
m5 h be5 convict$ 9 ! kill+ ( ,cc]es4   
,"o ( !m 0 an active duty (fic] 9 !     
milit>y at ! "t ( 8 arre/ & two o!rs are
 =m] milit>y4 ,a ?ird =m] (fic] & !     
presid5t ( ! ,,desa ,corporation1 ! dam 
con/ruction company1 has be5 *>g$ & is  
await+ trial4 ,! convictions raise s]i\s
 que/ions ab\t ! role ( ! ,honduran     
milit>y 9 h] assass9ation1 includ+ !    
high] *a9 ( comm& )9 ! milit>y z well z 
! id5tity ( ! intellectual au?ors ( !   
assass9ation4 ,evid5ce 9 ! docum5ts 9 ! 

case file indicate t memb]s ( !         
,honduran elite 7 responsible = ord]+   
,cc]es's assass9ation1 & rema9 9        
impunity4 ,evid5ce also indicates       
possible involvem5t ( individuals (     
high] rank 9 ! milit>y1 b !re is no     
indication t prosecutors are inve/igat+ 
^! individuals4  7#bj7 ,! ,gov]nm5t (   
,honduras cont9ues to unduly limit      
legally m&at$ access by ,ms4 ,cc]es's   
family to p>ticipation 9 ! prosecution z
 p]mitt$ "u ,honduran law4  7#ba7 ,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%$4  7#bb7  
,j\rnali/s cont9ue to be attack$ )      
impunity4 ,on ,may #b1 #bjaf1 prom95t   
opposition j\rnali/ ,flix ,mol9a 0 %ot  
multiple times 9 ! legs h\rs aft] he _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 ,^? :o report on prote/s aga9/
 ! gov]nm5t are ?reat5$ & attack$ by    
/ate security =ces4 ,on ,novemb] #bf1   
#bjah1 j\rnali/ ,geovanny ,si]ra f !    
,,unetv opposition television /ation 0 9
 ! process ( report+ on ! repression by 
security =ces ( a prote/ m>k+ ! "o-ye>  
anniv]s>y ( ! disput$ #bjag elections :5
 he 0 fir$ ^u by memb]s ( ! police      
assign$ to ! ,national ,p5it5ti>y4 ,he  
surviv$ ! attack b suff]$ ext5sive      
injuries to 8 "r arm4 ,bo? cases rema9 9
 impunity4  7#bc7 ,unit$ ,/ates ag5cies 
allocat$ approximately #ci million t    
,congress appropriat$ ?r\gh !           
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1      
#bjag1 to ! ,honduran police & milit>y =
 fiscal ye> #bjag4  7#bd7 ,!            
,int]-,am]ican ,developm5t ,bank l5t    
#fj1jjj1jjj to ! ,honduran police betwe5
 #bjab & #bjah1 ) ,unit$ ,/ates         
approval4  #c4 ,susp5sion & re/rictions 
( security assi/ance ext5d$ to ,republic

 ( ,honduras unless c]ta9 conditions h  
be5 met  7a7 ,susp5sion ( security      
assi/ance ,no funds may be made         
available to provide assi/ance = !      
police or milit>y ( ! ,republic (       
,honduras1 includ+ assi/ance = equipm5t 
& tra9+4  7b7 ,loans f multilat]al      
developm5t banks ,! ,secret>y ( !       
,treasury %all in/ruct ,unit$ ,/ates    
repres5tatives at multilat]al developm5t
 banks to vote no on any loans = !      
police or milit>y ( ! ,republic (       
,honduras4  #d4 ,conditions = lift+     
susp5sions & re/rictions ,! provisions (
 ?is ,act %all t]m9ate on ! date on :i* 
! ,secret>y ( ,/ate det]m9es & c]tifies 
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate t !     
,gov]nm5t ( ,honduras has--  7#a7 pursu$
 all legal av5ues to br+ to trial &     
obta9 a v]dict ( all ^? :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 ! kill+s ( #bb p & =c$ disappe>ance
 ( #a p]son by /ate security =ces 9 !   
context ( ! #bjag po/electoral crisis2 &
  7,d7 ! ,may #c1 #bjaf1 arm$ attack on 
,flix ,mol9a1 & ! ,novemb] #bf1 #bjah1  
%oot+ ( ,geovanny ,si]ra4  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/s1  
j\rnali/s1 human rights def5d]s1 !      
,indig5\s1 ! ,afro-,indig5\s1           
small-f>m]s1 ,,lgbti activi/s1 critics (
 ! gov]nm5t1 & o!r civil society        
activi/s to op]ate )\t int]f]5ce2 &     
7#e7 tak5 effective /eps to fully       

e/abli% ! rule ( 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