Ep. 21: Human Rights Legislation in the US: Responses from Honduras

05/15/21 • 25 min

This year, new legislation about Honduras was presented in the US Congress. This episode provides a brief overview of the legislative initiatives related to human rights and corruption in Honduras and shares responses from Honduran social movement leaders and the government about such efforts.

To read the bills and to find out if your representatives have signed on (or not), go to: 'Get Involved' at solidaritycollective.org

To get in touch and read the show notes, go to: hondurasnow.org and follow us on Instagram @HondurasNow

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To read the bills and to find out if your representatives have signed on (or not), go to: 'Get Involved' at solidaritycollective.org

To get in touch and read the show notes, go to: hondurasnow.org and follow us on Instagram @HondurasNow

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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/honduras-now-podcast/donations

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Ep. 20: Silencing the Resistance: Human Rights Issues in Honduras

The important trial against David Castillo, one of the accused co-authors of indigenous activist Berta Cáceres' murder, is underway in Honduras. Before her murder, Cáceres faced several attempts to silence her resistance. Many of the same repressive tactics used against Cáceres - criminalization, imprisonment, threats, and murder - are still employed regularly against land defenders, human rights activists, lawyers, journalists, women, and several other targeted groups in the country. Karen provides an overview of what these strategies are and what impact they have on the people that experience them.

** Correction: Berta Cáceres won the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015, NOT in 2016 as stated in the podcast

Check out the show notes at: hondurasnow.org and follow us on Instagram: @hondurasnow

For daily summaries about the trial against David Castillo, see: aquiabajo.com/blog

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Ep. 22: The Big Canadian Myth: Settler Colonialism At Home and Abroad

The recent news of the 215 children found in graves at Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia, Canada, has made headlines all over the world. The news raises more questions about Canada's colonial history and causes outrage about the treatment of indigenous peoples in Canada and globally.

Host Karen Spring speaks with Dr. Tyler Shipley, a professor, activist, and author of the book "Canada in the World: Settler Capitalism and Colonial Imagination" about Canada's colonial past and present. Shipley discusses and connects colonialism to Canada's foreign policy in Honduras and other parts of the world.

Check out our show notes and make a donation to the show: hondurasnow.org

Buy Dr. Tyler Shipley's book: Fernwood Publishing

Follow 'Canada in the World' on Twitter: @canadainthewrld

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