On May 9, 2022, Ms. Xiomara Castro, President of Honduras, publicly acknowledged the responsibility of the State of Honduras for the murder of Vicky Hernandez, a transgender activist, on the night of June 28, 2009 during the curfew resulting from the coup d'état against then President Manuel Zelaya.
In March 2021, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared that the State of Honduras was responsible for the death of Vicky Hernandez, a trans woman, sex worker and recognized activist within the Colectivo Unidad Color Rosa, and ordered the State to issue a public acknowledgement of the crime and compensation for her family.
In accordance with the Court’s ruling, among the reparation measures, President Castro recognized the State’s responsibility for this crime, committed against Vicky Hernandez and her family, as a flagrant violation of human rights and publicly requested forgiveness.
The president also announced the adoption of a procedure for the recognition of gender identity and the design of a system for the collection of data and figures related to cases of violence against LGBTI persons; a permanent training plan for law enforcement agents; and the adoption of a protocol for investigation and administration of justice during criminal proceedings for cases of LGBTI victims of violence, among other actions.
In March 2020, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) submitted an Amicus brief to the Court in support of the case filed by the national Red Lésbica Cattrachas and the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights on the applicability of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará) in the murder of Vicky Hernández.
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