Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank our witnesses for being with us today.
In 2015, the government of Honduras enacted a law to protect human rights defenders. It set up a national council for the protection of human rights defenders as well as a protection system.
I think, Mr. Cavallaro, your organization has called this law a significant step forward. I'm wondering whether you can expand on the function of that council. Is it showing some effectiveness? What's this protection system that is being referred to, and does it operate independently from the regime?