Urge the State Department to support meaningful action to prevent further violence and promote accountability after the Rigores massacre in Honduras, including an international investigative commission and sustainable solutions to land disputes.

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Georgia · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Urge the State Department to ask Honduras to establish an international investigative commission, support prosecutions of criminal organizations and colluding state agents, and pursue sustainable land-dispute solutions.. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As a U.S. Representative from Georgia's 4th District, Johnson signed a September 23, 2026 congressional letter led by Reps. McGovern and Ramirez to Secretary of State Marco Rubio concerning human rights and land disputes in Honduras.

Occurrences

In the letter, the Members of Congress affirm they “believe that the United States government must support meaningful action to prevent further violence and promote accountability,” and ask that the State Department make the following requests of the Honduran government: Establish, in coordination with the UN, an international investigative commission, with the participation of local and national stakeholders, to identify all those responsible for the Rigores massacre at every level; Provide the Public Prosecutor’s Office with the resources and political will necessary to dismantle criminal organizations operating in the Lower Aguán region and ensure that all forms of collaboration, protection, or collusion involving state agents are identified, investigated, and prosecuted; and Pursue comprehensive and sustainable solutions to land and territorial struggles that address their structural and historical causes, uphold the rule of law, and contribute to a more just and equitable future for all Hondurans.

Johnson joined other House members in asking the State Department to press Honduras for an international investigation, accountability, and sustainable land-dispute solutions after the Rigores massacre.

McGovern, Ramirez lead 17 Members of Congress in asking Secretary Rubio to support international investigation of massacre of Honduran peasant farmworkers | U.S. House of Representatives
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Evidence

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Given the gravity of the Rigores massacre and the risk of escalation associated with this new legislation, we believe that the United States government must support meaningful action to prevent further violence and promote accountability. We therefore urge the State Department to encourage the Honduran government to: 1. Establish, in coordination with the United Nations, an international investigative commission, with the participation of local and national stakeholders, to identify all those responsible for the Rigores massacre at every level.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The signed congressional letter directly urges the State Department to press Honduras for meaningful accountability after the Rigores massacre, including a UN-coordinated international investigative commission.

delivered same_term A for effort

20260922_honduras_rigores_massacre_investigation.pdf
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3. Pursue comprehensive and sustainable solutions to land and territorial struggles that address their structural and historical causes, uphold the rule of law, and contribute to a more just and equitable future for all Hondurans.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The same official letter included the promised request for sustainable solutions to land and territorial disputes in Honduras.

delivered same_term A for effort

20260922_honduras_rigores_massacre_investigation.pdf
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Sincerely, James P. McGovern Member of Congress Delia C. Ramirez Member of Congress Greg Casar Member of Congress Jesús G. "Chuy" García Member of Congress Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Member of Congress

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official letter's signature block lists Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. as a signer, tying him to the request to the State Department.

delivered same_term A for effort

20260922_honduras_rigores_massacre_investigation.pdf
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The 15 other members who signed the letter include Representatives Greg Casar (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Summer Lee (D-PA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Paul Tonko (D-NY).

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A House press release within the lookback window confirms Johnson was among the members who signed the Rigores massacre letter.

delivered same_term A for effort

Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-10-12 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The commitment was to urge the State Department to ask Honduras for accountability measures after the Rigores massacre. Verified letter text shows the requested State Department urging, including an international investigative commission and sustainable land-dispute solutions, and the verified signature/press passages identify Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. as a signer. Because the promised action was the act of urging rather than achieving Honduran or State Department implementation, Johnson's signed participation fulfills the commitment in the same term.

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