Yony Rivas
HondurasactivistMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Yony Rivas is a prominent Honduran agricultural leader and spokesperson for the Agrarian Platform, advocating for the rights of campesinos in the Bajo Aguán region. With a background focused on land rights and social justice, he has been vocal against the increasing violence and impunity affecting rural communities. Rivas has received precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights due to threats against his safety, highlighting the dangerous environment for land defenders in Honduras.
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Yony Rivas is a spokesperson for the Agrarian Platform who criticized the government's reform as a threat to social protest.
Campesinos hondureños se manifiestan en contra de reforma legalHonduras· 2026-05-30
Yony Rivas condemned the violence caused by armed groups in the Paso Aguán farm and called for an urgent response from the state.
Campesinos exigen intervención del Estado hondureño ante creciente violenciaHonduras· 2025-06-04
