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{{Short description|Honduran LGBT activist}}
'''Walter Trochez''' (1972-2009) was a Honduran political activist and LGBT rights leader.<ref>[http://www.gaycitynews.com/articles/2009/12/24/gay_city_news/news/doc4b32dc8209d2f928912857.txt Honduran Regime Martyrs LGBT Leader]</ref>
'''Walter Orlando Tróchez''' (1982-13 December 2009) was a [[Honduras|Honduran]] political activist and [[LGBT]] rights leader who was murdered in [[Tegucigalpa]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Doug |last=Ireland |publisher=Quotha (republished from Gay City News) |title=Honduran Regime Martyrs LGBT Leader |url=http://www.quotha.net/node/668 |date=2009-12-23|accessdate=2012-12-09}}</ref>


Another visible LGBT Honduran activist and Zelayista, [[Erick Martínez Ávila]], was murdered on 7 May 2012 in the outskirts of Tegucigalpa.
On December 13, he was shot as he walked in downtown Tegucigalpa. Friends rushed him to a hospital, where he died. National Resistance Front said "Trochez was an active militant in the resistance and an example of the fight against the dictatorship." A Honduran rights group said Trochez was briefly kidnapped Dec. 4 by four masked men who beat him.<ref>[http://21stcenturysocialism.com/article/killing_activists_in_honduras_01947.html Killing activists in Honduras]</ref>


== Impunity ==
The assailants threatened to kill Trochez because of his participation in the anti-coup movement, the International Observatory on the Human Rights Situation said.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/gunmen-kill-gay-rights-activist-who-protested-coup-in-honduras-79403547.html |title=Gunmen kill gay rights activist who protested coup in Honduras |date=2009-12-16 |publisher=AP via washington examiner |accessdate=2009-12-20}}</ref> He was also a gay rights activist.<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/1506/story/1392156.html Death of Honduran gay activist illustrates spike in hate crimes]</ref>
A Honduran rights group said Walter Tróchez was briefly kidnapped 4 December 2009 by four masked men who beat him before he managed to escape. He filed a complaint to national and international authorities.<ref>{{cite news|first=Joseph |last=Shansky |title=Killing activists in Honduras |publisher=21st Century Socialism |url=http://21stcenturysocialism.com/article/killing_activists_in_honduras_01947.html |date=2009-12-24 |accessdate=2012-12-09}}</ref><ref name=AP>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press |title=Rights activist who protested Honduras coup killed |publisher=The Guardian (UK) |date=2009-12-15 |accessdate=2012-12-09 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/8858914}}</ref>

The assailants threatened to kill Tróchez because of his participation in the anti-coup movement, the International Observatory on the Human Rights Situation said.<ref name=AP /> He was also a [[gay rights]] activist.<ref name=miamiherald>{{cite news|first=Tim |last=Johnson |title=Honduras is test of new U.S. policy on gay rights |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/17/2593984/honduras-is-test-of-new-us-policy.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy |publisher=Miami Herald |date=2012-01-12 |accessdate=2012-12-09}}</ref><ref name=pink>{{cite news|publisher=Pink News (UK) |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/12/17/gay-activist-killed-in-honduras/ |title=Gay activist killed in Honduras | first=Jessica |last=Green |date=2009-12-17 |accessdate=2012-12-09}}</ref>

== Death==
On 13 December 2009, Walter Tróchez was shot as he walked in downtown [[Tegucigalpa]]. Friends rushed him to a hospital, where he died.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://outrightinternational.org/content/young-honduran-lgbt-activist-murdered-wave-violence-and-impunity|title=Young Honduran LGBT Activist Murdered in Wave of Violence and Impunity|last=Anonymous|date=2009-12-17|website=Global LGBT Human Rights|language=en|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref>

== Reactions==
In a statement, the [[National Resistance Front (Honduras)|National Resistance Front]] said, "Tróchez was an active militant in the resistance and an example of the fight against the dictatorship."

[[Amnesty International]] reacted to the news of Walter Tróchez's death by demanding urgent and independent inquiry into the matter.<ref name=ammesty>{{cite web|publisher=Amnesty International |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/honduras-must-launch-full-investigation-death-human-rights-campaigner-20091215 |title=Honduras must launch full investigation into death of human rights campaigner |date=2009-12-15 |accessdate=2012-12-09}}</ref><ref name=hrw>{{cite web|publisher=Human Rights Watch |url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/21853a5f9c5854d5b2e6c6901ba4d342.htm |title=Honduras: Investigate Murders of LGBT People |date=2009-12-16 |accessdate=2012-12-09}}</ref>

On January 26 and 27 2010, several vigils and demos were organised in Berlin, San Francisco, Los Angeles, in solidarity with Gay Hondurans and for democracy.<ref name=gwb1>{{cite web|publisher=Gays Without Borders |url=http://gayswithoutborders.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/walter-trochez-queer-alliance-demo-in-berlin/ |title=Walter Tróchez Queer Alliance: Demo in Berlin – 26 January 2010 – Rally & Vigil – San Francisco – Washington – Los Angeles |date=2010-01-25 |accessdate=2012-12-09}}</ref><ref name=gwb2>{{cite web|publisher=Gays Without Borders |url=http://gayswithoutborders.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/walter-trochez-queer-alliance-demo-in-berlin-kundgebung-fotos-demo-fotos/ |title=Honduras – Walter Tróchez Queer Alliance: Demo in Berlin |date=2010-01-26 |accessdate=2012-12-09}}</ref><ref name=gwb3>{{cite web|publisher=Gays Without Borders |url=http://gayswithoutborders.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/san-francisco-vigil-for-honduran-gays/ |title=Walter Tróchez: San Francisco Vigil for Honduran Gays and Democracy |date=2010-01-28 |accessdate=2012-12-09}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[2009 Honduran coup d'état]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Human rights in Honduras]]
[[Category:Human rights abuses in Honduras]]
[[Category:Honduran LGBT rights activists]]
[[Category:Honduran gay men]]
[[Category:People murdered in Honduras]]
[[Category:21st-century crimes in Honduras]]
[[Category:20th-century Honduran LGBT people]]
[[Category:21st-century Honduran LGBTQ people]]

Revision as of 00:00, 3 September 2024

Walter Orlando Tróchez (1982-13 December 2009) was a Honduran political activist and LGBT rights leader who was murdered in Tegucigalpa.[1]

Another visible LGBT Honduran activist and Zelayista, Erick Martínez Ávila, was murdered on 7 May 2012 in the outskirts of Tegucigalpa.

Impunity

A Honduran rights group said Walter Tróchez was briefly kidnapped 4 December 2009 by four masked men who beat him before he managed to escape. He filed a complaint to national and international authorities.[2][3]

The assailants threatened to kill Tróchez because of his participation in the anti-coup movement, the International Observatory on the Human Rights Situation said.[3] He was also a gay rights activist.[4][5]

Death

On 13 December 2009, Walter Tróchez was shot as he walked in downtown Tegucigalpa. Friends rushed him to a hospital, where he died.[6]

Reactions

In a statement, the National Resistance Front said, "Tróchez was an active militant in the resistance and an example of the fight against the dictatorship."

Amnesty International reacted to the news of Walter Tróchez's death by demanding urgent and independent inquiry into the matter.[7][8]

On January 26 and 27 2010, several vigils and demos were organised in Berlin, San Francisco, Los Angeles, in solidarity with Gay Hondurans and for democracy.[9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ireland, Doug (2009-12-23). "Honduran Regime Martyrs LGBT Leader". Quotha (republished from Gay City News). Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  2. ^ Shansky, Joseph (2009-12-24). "Killing activists in Honduras". 21st Century Socialism. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  3. ^ a b "Rights activist who protested Honduras coup killed". The Guardian (UK). Associated Press. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  4. ^ Johnson, Tim (2012-01-12). "Honduras is test of new U.S. policy on gay rights". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  5. ^ Green, Jessica (2009-12-17). "Gay activist killed in Honduras". Pink News (UK). Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  6. ^ Anonymous (2009-12-17). "Young Honduran LGBT Activist Murdered in Wave of Violence and Impunity". Global LGBT Human Rights. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  7. ^ "Honduras must launch full investigation into death of human rights campaigner". Amnesty International. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  8. ^ "Honduras: Investigate Murders of LGBT People". Human Rights Watch. 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  9. ^ "Walter Tróchez Queer Alliance: Demo in Berlin – 26 January 2010 – Rally & Vigil – San Francisco – Washington – Los Angeles". Gays Without Borders. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  10. ^ "Honduras – Walter Tróchez Queer Alliance: Demo in Berlin". Gays Without Borders. 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  11. ^ "Walter Tróchez: San Francisco Vigil for Honduran Gays and Democracy". Gays Without Borders. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
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