Hedme Castro

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2017-037-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2017
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 15.199999

Longitude: -86.241905

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Honduras
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • Assistant Secretary-General
  • UN Special Procedures: Thematic
Dates of prior UN action
Unclear
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Female
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

General Coordinator of Asociación para una Ciudanía Participativa, a non-governmental organization

Type of rights defended
  • Unclear in SG Report
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

participation in the thirty-fourth session of the Human Rights Council.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Human Rights Council: UN Human Rights Council - General
Dates of engagement
02 March 2017
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
02 March 2017
Location of mentioned reprisals
Tegucigalpa airport
Reprisal information

Hacking of NGO email account, held and questioned at airport, acts of intimidation, in April and May, tyres of her car were slashed, assaulted during a demonstration against a mining company.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Physical attack: Physical attack - General
  • Property damage/raid/search/confiscation
  • Detention/Imprisonment: Release within a day
  • Surveillance
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
  • Travel restriction
Alleged/likely perpetrators
Both state and non-state actors
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
No
Government response dates
29 June 2017
Government response content

The Government responded that, according to the Ministry of Internal Security, no requests for specific protection measures had been received from Ms. Castro. The prosecutor’s office and the national commissioner both opened an investigation into the questioning and holding of Ms. Castro at the airport, but have not been able to contact her.

Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
No
Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
No
Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
No
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0