White House deputy security advisor calls for "tangible" progress in Honduran human rights
White House deputy security advisor calls for "tangible" progress in Honduran human rights
By Martha Mendoza, The Associated Press November 28, 2012
President Barack Obama's deputy national security adviser said Wednesday the U.S. wants to see "tangible progress" in protecting human rights in Honduras.
After meeting Honduran President Porfirio Lobo in Tegucigalpa on Wednesday, adviser Denis McDonough said "the fight against violent crime and impunity cannot be conducted at the expense of human rights."
The United States is withholding $50 million, about half of its aid to Honduras, due to concerns by some members of Congress about ongoing military and police corruption, assassinations of journalists and lawyers and a dysfunctional criminal justice system.
The U.S. resumed sharing radar intelligence with Honduras last week after a four-month stand-down prompted by repeated shootdowns of civilian aircraft suspected of drug trafficking.
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