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In March 2002, gay men and transgender people were reported to have been targeted for harassment in San Pedro Sula, the country's industrial center and second largest city [R1].

National

In September 2002, the Honduran Ministry of Health committed a serious human rights violation against four Honduran people living with HIV/AIDS who had received "medidas cautelares" ("temporary protective orders") from the Interamerican Human Rights Commission in Washington, by releasing their names to a Tegucigalpa (Honduras) newspaper called La Prensa [R1].

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Consensual sex between same-sex couples is believed to have been decriminalised [R1.1].

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In November 1996, according to a Reuters report, prisoners at the Central Penitentiary were being encouraged to sign a document pledging fidelity to one specific male partner in an attempt to cut the number of sexual partners they have [R1.1].

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In June 2009, Human Rights Watch called on Honduran officials to end what it calls an "epidemic" of violence against transgender people, investigate cases of abuses and prosecute those responsible [R1.1].

In January 2009, Human Rights Watch called on Honduran authorities to fully investigate the murder of a transgender rights activist, Cynthia Nicole, 32, who was gunned down in a drive-by shooting [R1.2].

In March 2002, gay men and transgender people were reported to have been targeted for harassment in San Pedro Sula, the country's industrial center and second largest city [R1.3].