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Rita Trautmann

trari@protonmail.com

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last contributed to D+C/E+Z in spring of 2019 as a social anthropologist. She worked in Honduras for the German development organisation DED and has been active in Honduran human-rights work since 2011.  

All articles of Rita Trautmann

Security
Rita Trautmann
Dennis Muñoz

Climate of fear and violence

Honduras is among the most dangerous countries that are not currently at war

Honduras
Rita Trautmann
Dennis Muñoz

Hoping for a better future

Poverty, crime and poor governance are causing people to flee in droves from Honduras

Honduras
Rita Trautmann

Protesting youth

Honduran youth protest against poverty, lack of prospects, corruption and violence

Elections
Rita Trautmann

No transparency

The presidential election has only aggravated Honduras’ crisis

Damaged democracy
Rita Trautmann

Who cares about the constitution?

Juan Orlando Hernández, the president of Honduras, is keen on an unconstitutional second term

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The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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