Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have been subjected to grave human rights violations in Honduras for many years, including killings and discrimination in the exercise of their civil, political, social and economic rights. LGBT groups in Honduras have also been subjected to discriminatory actions by the authorities. According to NGO sources, some 200 homosexual and transsexual sex workers were murdered between 1991 and 2003. Few cases have been officially registered; fewer still have been investigated or those responsible brought to justice. In this short report Amnesty International focuses on some recent cases of attacks on LGBT people and reminds the government of its obligation to support human rights defenders in their work for the protection and promotion of the respect for human rights, as set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized
