Honduras’ human rights problem through the eyes of one doctor

Honduras’ human rights problem through the eyes of one doctor
Honduras’ human rights problem through the eyes of one doctor

Honduras’ human rights problem through the eyes of one doctor

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Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world. Dr. Juan Almendares is a physician, human rights activist and former presidential candidate in Honduras. He worries that people interpret the high murder rate in Honduras as a crime problem that should be addressed with security solutions. Almendares joins us to explain why he sees the problem as structural, instigated by powerful economic groups who have muzzled democracy. (Photo: Flickr/Brooke Anderson)