group of congress members are
calling on the united states to
suspend all military united
-- aid to honduras until the
country addresses its gross
human rights violations.
on tuesday afternoon, democratic
caucus member hank johnson of
georgia introduced the
bill in congress demanding the
u.s. halt all funds to honduras
for their police and military
operations, including funds for
equipment and training.
the united states currently
provides hundreds of millions of
dollars in aid to honduras
through the northern triangle's
alliance for prosperity plan.
amy: the legislation is called
the the berta caceres human
rights in honduras act, named in
honor of slain indigenous and
environmental leader berta
caceres.
in march, she was murdered in
her home in la esperanza,
honduras.
for a decade, she led the
struggle against the agua zarca
dam planned along a river sacred
to the lenca people.
honduran authorities have
charged five people in
connection with her death,
including a honduran army...