police repression of the protests over her SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS 1 death. In January, Congress passed a constitutional Victims of the 2017-2018 crackdown on reform making it harder to remove the bans 6 post-electoral protests faced ongoing criminal on abortion and same-sex marriage. A proceedings, including Jhony Salgado,2 constitutional action challenging the total ban Edwin Espinal and Raúl Álvarez. However, on abortion was pending before the Supreme state agents were not held accountable for Court at the end of the year. the human rights violations committed by In June, the Inter-American Court of Human security forces during the protests. Rights found that Honduras had violated the Several prosecutors of the Specialized rights to life and personal integrity of Vicky Prosecutorial Unit Against Corruption Hernández, a transgender woman, sex Networks were subjected to disciplinary and worker and activist killed during the 2009 criminal proceedings that could be aimed at coup. hindering their work. HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS 1. “Honduras: Death of Keyla Martínez demands prompt, exhaustive and impartial investigation”, 9 February Honduras ranked second in the world 2. “Honduras: Prosecutor Óscar Chinchilla must drop the charges regarding the number of killings of land and against Jhony Salgado Fuentes”, 9 August environmental defenders per capita, 3. “Honduras: Conviction of David Castillo is a step towards justice, but according to the NGO Global Witness. full truth must be uncovered”, 5 July Nevertheless, Honduras had yet to sign the 4. Honduras: Further information: Indigenous Activists Still Regional Agreement on Access to Missing (Index: AMR 37./4671/2021), 2 September Information, Public Participation and Justice 5. “Honduras: Amnesty International urges authorities to immediately in Environmental Matters in Latin America release eight prisoners of conscience”, 9 December and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement). 6. Honduras: Attack on Sexual and Reproductive Rights (Index: AMR In July, David Castillo, former manager of 37/3594/2021), 28 January the company Desarrollos Energéticos and chief of the Agua Zarca hydroelectric project, was convicted of being co-author of the HUNGARY killing in 2016 of Berta Cáceres. He was awaiting sentencing at the end of the year.3 Hungary The whereabouts of four Indigenous Head of state: János Áder Garifuna members of the Black Fraternal Head of government: Viktor Orbán Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH) forcibly disappeared in July 2020 remained In June, parliament adopted a homophobic unknown.4 and transphobic law. Hungary was involved Defenders of the land, territory and in the Pegasus spyware scandal. The environment continued to face unfounded European Court of Human Rights ruled criminal charges. Eight members of the against Hungary’s placement of asylum Municipal Committee for the Defence of seekers in transit zones and its practice of Common and Public Assets detained in 2018 pushbacks. The right to freedom of peaceful and 2019 remained in prison at the end of assembly was restricted until 23 May and 5 2021. an existing state of emergency was In October, Congress approved a number of extended until 1 June 2022. The reforms that could restrict the exercise of government resisted putting in place freedom of assembly and association, human effective measures to protect judges’ rights defence, guarantees of transparency, freedom of expression and other rights from access to information and the effective undue interference. investigation and prosecution of corruption. Amnesty International Report 2021/22 187