,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #faf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#bf1 #bjbf,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for      
herself and ,mr4 ,kaine7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,,resolution  ,requesting   
information on ,honduras's human rights 
practices pursuant to section #ejb;,b7c7
 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of    
#aifa4  #a4  ,request for information on
 ,honduras's human rights practices  7a7
  ,statement requested  ,the ,senate    
requests that the ,secretary of ,state1 
not later than #cj days after the date  
of the adoption of this resolution1     
submit to the ,committee on ,foreign    
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives1 pursuant to 
section #ejb;,b7c7 of the ,foreign      
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcjd7;c771 a statement regarding      
,honduras's human rights practices that 

has been prepared in collaboration with 
the ,assistant ,secretary of ,state for 
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and ,labor  
and the ,office of the ,legal ,adviser  
at the ,department of ,state4  7b7      
,elements  ,the statement submitted     
pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall        
include-- 7#a7 all available credible   
information concerning alleged          
violations of internationally recognized
 human rights by the ,government of the 
,republic of ,honduras under former     
,president ,juan ,orlando ,hernndez1    
including--  7,a7 connections between   
high-level government officials and drug
 trafficking organizations1 including   
the ,sinaloa ,cartel2  7,b7 corruption  
of government officials related to drug 
trafficking1 including money laundering 
and bribery2  7,c7 torture1 rape1       
illegal detention1 witness tampering1   
and murder in connection with drug      
cartels and drug trafficking2 and  7,d7 
efforts to undermine police reforms and 
drug crime investigations2  7#b7 a      

description of the steps the ,united    
,states ,government has taken-- 7,a7 to 
promote respect for and observance of   
human rights as part of the ,government 
of ,honduras's activities2  7,b7 to     
bring ,honduran government officials to 
justice for their involvement in drug   
trafficking and related crimes2  7,c7 to
 discourage any practices that are      
inimical to internationally recognized  
human rights2 and  7,d7 to publicly or  
privately call attention to1 and        
disassociate the ,united ,states and any
 security assistance provided for the   
,republic of ,honduras from1 any        
practices described in subparagraphs    
7,b7 and 7,c72 and  7#c7 other          
information1 including-- 7,a7 an        
assessment from the ,secretary of ,state
 of the likelihood that ,united ,states 
security assistance 7as defined in      
section #ejb;,b7d7 of the ,foreign      
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcjd7;d777 provided to the ,republic  
of ,honduras has been used in support of

 activities related to facilitating drug
 trafficking and its attendant crimes2  
7,b7 an assessment from the ,secretary  
of ,state of former ,president ,juan    
,orlando ,hernndez's status             
post-conviction and any ongoing ties he 
maintains to drug cartels2 and  7,c7 a  
description of any actions that the     
,united ,states ,government is taking to
 ensure that the ,government of the     
,republic of ,honduras addresses        
corruption and human rights violations  
tied to drug trafficking4