Countering U.S. Intervention & Foreign Policy

In 2009, the United States supported the architects of the military-backed coup in Honduras, ushering in a succession of corrupt, repressive governments. The post-coup period culminated in the narcodictatorship of former President Juan Orlando Hernández and a mass exodus of the Honduran people, starting in 2014. Despite extreme violence, the United States maintained support for the golpista regimes for over a decade and remains a destabilizing force in Honduras today, continuing to meddle in the internal affairs of the country.

As a member of the Honduras Solidarity Network (HSN) and an active participant of its Congressional Working Group, at CATRA we work on coalitional efforts to demand justice and accountability for U.S. interference.

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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.

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Orgs Launch Campaign “Putting the U.S. and Canada On Trial”

The “Putting the U.S. and Canada On Trial’ campaign seeks to hold the U.S. and Canada responsible for supporting, legitimizing, and funding the Honduran narco-state as the former President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández goes to trial in New York in February 2024.


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