Honduras: Human rights defenders at risk: Montaña Verde Prisoners of Conscience

رقم الوثيقة: AMR 37/001/2006
تاريخ النشر: 19 يناير 2006
التصنيفات: الأمريكتان, هندوراس

For many years Amnesty International has been concerned about abuses against indigenous peoples in Honduras, including acts of intimidation, attacks and killings, and the failure of the authorities to investigate these abuses and bring those responsible to justice. Amnesty International believes that the charges against and sentencing of the Miranda brothers and the detention of Feliciano Pineda on the same charges were politically motivated. Amnesty International also considers the Miranda brothers Prisoners of Conscience. They have reportedly been tortured in prison by members of "Cobra", an elite group within the Honduran National Police.