I think the lack of real, proper, thorough action in relation to accountability for the police force and the military is fundamental. Without those proper accountability mechanisms for the police, and a greater faith by the population in the mechanisms of justice.... There are areas where we do have real concern about the lawlessness and the levels of violent crime that go on, and of course, the impunity that accompanies those acts of violent crime, regardless if they're human rights violations or if it's just violent crime in the common crime sense. Without proper action in relation to accountability mechanisms for the police force, accountability mechanisms for the military, a greater division between the military and the police.... We have seen the military being used for civilian policing duties, which is of concern to us.
Again, the United Nations working group on the use of mercenaries is coming out now and saying that private security firms are not an answer to the public security problem. That's a very important message for the Honduran authorities in the current context because again, accountability mechanisms for the private security guards are not implemented. They're not upheld. It's getting those accountability mechanisms right, enforcing them, and then also prioritizing human rights and ensuring that human rights defenders, journalists, those working to protect the general population and to help them advocate for their rights, are able to do so freely, free from fear, free from intimidation, and free from attack.
Those are the areas where I would like to see more action from the Honduran authorities. It would no doubt have a wider impact.