Preliminary Election Results in Honduras: U.S. Interference Deepens Existing Tensions
On Sunday November 30th, Honduras held general elections. Despite concerns about the integrity of the electoral process, and some irregularities reported throughout the voting period, the election took place in a peaceful and orderly fashion, with robust turnout. Since then, delays in vote counting, close numbers between the frontrunners, and continuing U.S. interference have increased tensions in the country.
Communique: Trump’s Dangerous Intervention in Honduras Ahead of Elections & Pardon for Drug-Trafficking Ex-President
With only two days before the general elections in Honduras, the Trump Administration has escalated U.S. intervention, undermining Honduran self-determination and sovereignty. Meanwhile, Honduran social movements are warning of a potential electoral coup, a possibility that further contributes to the deep polarization and fear-mongering characterizing the elections.
Communique: No to U.S. Threats and Interference
On November 30, 2025 Honduras will hold national elections in the midst of escalating U.S. interference in the region that includes military actions and threats of outright war against Venezuela, Colombia and Cuba from the Trump/Rubio administration. U.S. officials in the White House, State Department and Congress have been nurturing a propaganda campaign by the Honduran right wing press and organizations against the progressive forces in the country reminiscent of Cold War propaganda.
Aguán News Alert | October 2025
During the month of October, campesinos organized with the Agrarian Platform set up the Encampment for Justice and Land in front of the Supreme Court of Justice. Su principal demanda era el desalojo del grupo criminal conocido como «Los Cachos», que durante meses ha ocupado ilegalmente las tierras de la cooperativa Camarones.
Aguán News Alert | August/September 2025
On September 14, communities and organizations installed the Encampment Justice for Juan Lopez to honor Juan’s life and legacy, one year after his assassination. This occurred only a few days after the preliminary hearing against three accused murderers concluded after months of delays.
Aguán News Alert | July 2025
During the month of July, armed criminal groups continue to murder, kidnap, and intimidate campesinos and land defenders in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
International Solidarity in Action: Traveling to Honduras to Stand with the Garífuna People
From August 10 to 16, the Calan Institute will join an international delegation made up of social movements and human rights defenders from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe will visit Honduras to accompany OFRANEH.
Five Years Later, No Answers for Disappeared Garífuna Defenders
Five years ago today, four Garifuna land defenders were kidnapped from their homes in Triunfo de la Cruz, a Garífuna community on Honduras’ Caribbean coast.
Aguán News Alert | June 2025
During the month of June, Bajo Aguán communities and organizations continued to demand justice for Juan López, nine months after his assassination. They denounced the Public Ministry for failing to go after the intellectual authors of his murder.
The Legacy of the 2009 Coup and US Interventionism in Honduras
16 years ago today, Honduran president Manuel Zelaya was deposed and forcibly exiled from the country through a military coup. The US’s direct and indirect support for the coup, and the right-wing regime that followed it, was one of the most significant instances of United States interventionism in Central America in this century.
Aguán News Alert | May 2025
The month of May began with International Workers’ Day. The organized communities and popular organizations of the Aguán Valley mobilized to demand justice for Juan López, an end to the persecution of the campesino movement, and respect for workers’ rights.
The First Four Months: A Look at Trump Administration Policies Impacting Honduras
The first four months of the Trump presidency has upended politics-as-usual both domestically and abroad, as Trump works aggressively to subordinate the world to “America First” objectives. Although Honduras has so far escaped the Trump Administration’s direct attention, the U.S.’s broader foreign policy goals are set to have significant and wide-ranging impacts on Honduras and its people.
Aguán News Alert | April 2025
During the month of April, the International Day of Farmer and Peasant Struggles was commemorated. This day celebrates the tireless struggle of families, campesino cooperatives and businesses who work the land in Honduras.
One Month Elapses Since Max Castillo’s Disappearance
One month has elapsed since Max Castillo’s disappearance and his whereabouts are still unknown.
Aguán News Alert | March 2025
During the month of March, communities and popular organizations from across Honduras gathered to celebrate and reaffirm their commitment to the fight in defense of water and life.
Carta Publica al Fiscal General de Honduras Sobre la Criminalización de la Comunidad Negra de Habla Inglesa en Diamond Rock, Roatán
Junto con otras 35 organizaciones, el Instituto Calan se solidariza con la comunidad negra de habla inglesa en Diamond Rock, Roatán, que enfrenta criminalización por parte de la Fiscalía y la familia Cooper-McNab.
Public Letter to the Attorney General of Honduras Regarding the Criminalization of the Black Islander Community of Diamond Rock, Roatán
Together with 35 other organizations, the Calan Institute stands in solidarity with the Black islander community of Diamond Rock, Roatan, who are facing criminalization by the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Cooper-McNab family.
Aguán News Alert | February 2025
Dozens of national, regional, and international social organizations came together to demand justice and accountability after the recent attacks in the Aguán. Multiple cases progressed regarding the fight to defend the Río Guapinol against the Pinares-ECOTEK megaproject and achieve justice for Juan López.
Letter to IACHR in Solidarity with Salvadoran Human Rights Defender, Fidel Zavala
The Calan Institute joins 171 organizations in the urgent call to the Inter-American Human Rights Commission to issue precautionary measures for Salvadoran human rights defender Fidel Zavala.
Aguán News Alert | January 2025
The campesino cooperatives that make up the Agrarian Platform and COPA have suffered extreme violence over the last few months. These attacks intensified in January, taking the lives of three campesino leaders.