US, Amnesty International call for justice in Honduras
Source: Associated Press
Updated 8:59 pm, Monday, June 18, 2018
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The United States' top diplomat and a global human rights group called on the Honduran government Monday to hold members of its security forces responsible for alleged abuses after November's elections.
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez the need to pursue those responsible.
Hernandez, who was re-elected to a second term in elections that opponents called fraudulent, visited Pompeo in Washington.
That meeting followed Amnesty International's release of a report on the postelection protests.
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