Lourdes Griselda Zaldívar Meoñez

Lourdes Griselda Zaldívar Meoñez was a pastry chef from the 11 de Abril neighborhood in Choloma, Cortés, who tragically became a victim of violence, shocking her community. She was forcibly taken from her nephew's wake and subsequently shot on the streets of her neighborhood on September 28. This incident is part of a larger alarming trend in Honduras, where violent deaths of women have reached 239 in the year to date, highlighting the severe issue of gender-based violence in the country.