I also heard how longterm drought is exacerbating hunger. malnutrition. and the loss of livelihoods in rural central Honduras and igniting a new wave of migration. Second. I heard from returned migrants and the families of migrants. including those whose loved ones have disappeared and never been heard from again. Migrants face abuse as they travel. They are extorted by authorities in Mexico and sometimes Guatemala and robbed or kidnapped and held for ransom by criminal groups. Young women run the risk of being trafficked and forced into prostitution. We heard from returned migrants. especially those who had been stopped in Mexico. about the return journey and the lack of services at the El Corinto border crossing. We met migrants who had fled gang violence only to be forced to return to the same dangers. I was moved by many of these stories. Migrants. even those traveling without legal documents. have basic rights. and we should be working with the Governments of Mexico and Honduras to ensure that they get decent treatment. access to needed services. and the protection they deserve. Third. human rights abuses continue to be a serious problem in Honduras. Longtime human rights defenders. journalists. and gay. lesbian. and transgender activists described ongoing threats. attacks. and even assassinations. and the response by the police and the attorney general has not improved.
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