Tag: drug trafficking

drug trafficking in Honduras
Political Geography

Drug Trafficking in Honduras: Corruption a Multinational Affair

In the nightmare of corruption, murder and impunity that is post coup d’état Honduras, many political and economic sectors of the “international community,” foremost the U.S. and Canada, maintain beneficial relations with drug trafficking and related enterprises. Rights Action ?shares Karen Spring’s dissection of a recent U.S. money laundering bust in Miami of the Rosenthals, one of Honduras’ elite families.

Ronal Reagan, Iran-Contra, Robbie Conal
Political Geography, Politics and Advocacy

Kill the Messenger: Gary Webb and the Contra-Cocaine Connection

The new movie, “Kill the Messenger,” recounts the brave Contra-cocaine reporting by Gary Webb and his subsequent destruction at the hands of the mainstream media. It forced devastating admissions from the CIA about drug trafficking by the Nicaraguan contra rebels under the protection of the Reagan Administration in the 1980s, writes Robert Parry.

Caribbean Sea, Miskitu Indians, La Moskitia, Honduras
Eco-Cultural-Travel

Miskitu Coast of Honduras: Harvesting Jellyfish at the Rio Kruta

On a recent trip to the Kruta River near Cape Gracias a Dios on the Honduran Caribbean and the Nicaraguan Border, life without roads and little electricity proceeds slowly, detached from the world at large. Yet, drug trafficking is changing the economy and the culture of the Miskitu People, and due to overfishing, local people can only turn to harvesting jellyfish for China as an honest source of revenue.

African Palm Oil, Honduras, Dinant Corporation, Bajo Aguan Valley
Earth

“Sustainable” Palm Oil Conference Condones Honduran Land Conflicts

International environmental and human rights campaigners condemn the 4th Latin American Palm Oil Conference to be held by the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Honduras on 6th-8th August. The site of deadly conflicts over land rights with alarming impacts to ecosystems and communities, sustainably produced palm oil in this Central American country is impossible. The World Wildlife Fund among other sponsors, are charged with greenwashing and condoning human rights abuses.