While the Inter-American Court for Human Rights has issued rulings in favor of the Garifuna community in Honduras, the State of Honduras has not complied. This failure has led to the forced displacement of the Garifuna people, a catastrophic experience for a community where life is intrinsically linked to land, and further causes the total collapse of cultural and ancestral wealth. Garifuna speakers in this session will discuss the daily struggles of their communities and analyze how the impunity created by the non-compliance with the judgments of the Inter-American Court has increased the presence of third parties in their territories, thereby causing a wave of violence and a massive departure of the population to the north.

This session will be livestreamed on Seattle International Foundation’s social media pages.