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UN urges Honduras to strengthen fight against racism and protect Afro-descendant rights
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UN urges Honduras to strengthen fight against racism and protect Afro-descendant rights

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Official statement Context piece
  • The United Nations human rights office called on Honduras to combat racism and discrimination and protect Afro-descendant communities, particularly the Garifuna and English-speaking Black peoples.
  • It said historical and structural discrimination continues to limit access to education, health care, employment, housing, justice and public participation.
  • The office also urged Honduras to protect community territories, improve data collection and address hate speech and stigmatizing campaigns.

The United Nations human rights office has urged Honduras to strengthen its fight against racism while protecting the collective rights of Afro-descendant communities, especially the Garifuna and English-speaking Black peoples.

In a statement marking the International Day of Afro-descendants, the office praised these communities’ resilience and contributions to a more just, diverse and sustainable Honduras. It cited their role in science, education, the economy, environmental protection and human rights.

a more just, diverse and sustainable Honduras

— UN Human Rights OfficeThe office’s description of Afro-descendant communities’ contributions to Honduras.

The statement also warned that Afro-descendant people continue to face historical and structural racial discrimination. The office said those conditions hinder access to education, health care, food, employment, housing, justice and participation in public life.

racism and historical and structural racial discrimination

— UN Human Rights OfficeThe warning about continuing discrimination faced by Afro-descendant people.

The UN recalled that the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said in 2026 that Honduras lacks adequate data to identify and address inequalities affecting Afro-Honduran peoples. The committee recommended collecting socioeconomic information broken down by group, based on self-identification and consultation with the communities concerned.

The human rights office expressed concern about obstacles facing Garifuna and English-speaking Black communities in exercising collective rights over their lands, territories and natural resources. It said the lack of formal title and protection threatens their livelihoods, cultural identity, traditional knowledge and continuity as peoples. The office also warned of rising hate speech, racist stereotypes and stigmatizing campaigns, including online, and called for policies that protect communities, authorities and human-rights defenders.

limits the State’s ability

— Committee on the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationThe committee’s assessment of how inadequate data obstructs action on inequality.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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