This set of recent lawsuits constitutes a corporate assault against the efforts of President Xiomara Castro’s administration and the social struggles of the Honduran people to emerge from the aftermath of the 2009 coup d’état. [...] Inversiones mafiosas contra Honduras 7 Graphic 2 - Country of origin of the investors, in total numbers In this graph, we present the country of origin of the investors, considering that in some cases there are multiple investors that form part of the same investment project and that are suing the State together. [...] In addition, many of these investments were imposed against the will of the people or harmful to the public interest, having been facilitated in the context of the repressive government of Juan Orlando Hernandez (2014-2022). [...] The most emblematic of the reforms was the creation of Employment and Economic Development Zones (ZEDE) as an extension of the concept of enclave investments or free trade zones. [...] • Demand from counterparties the exclusion of ISDS from FTAs with investment protection, and the substantive reduction of the rights of investors included in the investment chapters of such treaties.
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