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June 29, 2021

Human Rights Court Holds Honduran State Responsible for Killing of Trans Woman Vicky Hernández
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In Honduras, LGBTQ+ rights advocates are celebrating a historic ruling
by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declaring the Honduran state
responsible for the 2009 killing of Vicky Hernández - a transgender
woman. Hernández was assassinated on June 28, the day a U.S.-backed coup
overthrew former democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya,
installing a right-wing regime. Hernández was a sex worker and was out
during a military curfew. The landmark ruling was issued Monday, on the
12th anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup in Honduras, and mandates
reparations for Hernández's family and for Honduras to reopen her case. 


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