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Garífuna Territorial Reparation – Report from the Field

Our newest report from the Human Rights in Action Clinic and Prof. Joseph Berra comes nearly a decade after an Inter-American Court of Human Rights decision ruled that Honduras had failed to implement key provisions of the Court’s order.


In addition to not returning clear title for 1,022 hectares to the Garífuna people, the state’s failure to comply has further dispossessed the Garífuna by allowing third parties to take advantage of the land for tourism and residential development.

Co-authored by student Mollie Cueva-Dabkoski ’25 and in coordination with Organización Fraternal Negra de Honduras (OFRANEH) the report not only addresses the systemic and political factors in play, but charts a path forward towards restoring Garífuna human rights and seeking accountability in the wake of Honduras’ disregard of Court’s order. 

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