By Franklin Moreno Military police trucks returning from patrols in Chamelecón. (Photo by Franklin Moreno.) I returned not too long ago from Honduras after the catrachos went to the polling stations for the national elections on November 26 and the firestorm of allegations of fraud and voting irregularities made by the political opposition and by the... Continue Reading →
The Topography of Violence
by Franklin Moreno In approximately two months there will be general elections in Honduras—a country where much of the population live in difficult living conditions. I’ve spoken to youth and adults in the city of San Pedro Sula about the elections and have been told the same thing numerous times: the elections are rigged and... Continue Reading →
Honduran Youth Reject the Social Values of Generations Past
Screenshot from Daddy Yankee's "Shaky Shaky." By Franklin Moreno I recently returned from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, where I was studying young people’s moral judgments and reasoning regarding violence, with support from the Tinker Foundation and CLAS. I spent most of my time talking with people in Chamelecón, a sector where levels of violence are... Continue Reading →
