Honduras: Information on the alleged killings of José Santiago Reyes, Armando Reyes, Tito Reyes, and the kidnapping and imprisonment of Jeronima Martinez Reyes by DNI agents, 1990-1994
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HND26034.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Honduras: Information on the alleged killings of José Santiago Reyes, Armando Reyes, Tito Reyes, and the kidnapping and imprisonment of Jeronima Martinez Reyes by DNI agents, 1990-1994, 1 March 1997, HND26034.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac7862.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
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The infomation that follows was provided by the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras (Comité para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos en Honduras - CODEH) in a fax sent on 27 February 1997.
According to CODEH, Santiago Reyes was killed by two unknown individuals in a San Marcos, Octoepeque, market on 20 May 1990 (24 Feb. 1997). He suffered from two shots to the chest and abdomen (ibid.). The perpetrators have not been caught or brought to justice (ibid.).
CODEH did not find information on the killings of Armando Reyes and Tito Reyes. (ibid.).
The same source reported that a file was found on a Jeromino Martinez Reyes that indicated he belonged to a gang called "Los MS." However, no information was provided on his alleged detention (ibid.).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras (CODEH), Tegucigalpa. 24 February 1997. Fax sent to DIRB.
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report. Yearly. 1991-1995.
Amnesty International. May 1992. Honduras: Disappearances in Honduras: A Wall of Silence and Indifference.
Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras (CODEH). February 1992. Situación de los derechos humanos en Honduras: 1990-1991.
_____. July 1991. Documento sobre la impunidad.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. 1990-1994.
Human Rights Watch World Report. Yearly. 1990-1995.
Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America (ICCHRLA). February 1991. 1990 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Honduras.
News from Americas Watch. June 1991.
_____. September 1990.
One source consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.
