Juan Ángel Almendares Bonilla

Juan Ángel Almendares Bonilla is a Honduran physician, politician and human rights activist. A former Dean of Medicine of the Hospital Esquela at the Honduran National Autonomous University, Almendares taught for many years and operates a free clinic in the capital city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He ran as part of the Democratic Unification Party in the 2005 Honduran general election, finishing in third place with 1.5% of the vote. Almendares currently serves as the co-chair of the Honduran Committee for Peace Action (COHAPAZ).[1] Dr. Almendares received his training at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania,[2] and was the recipient of the 2001 Barbara Chester Award for his work with victims of torture.[3] Almendares was an outspoken critic of the 2009 Honduras coup d'état that overthrew the elected President Manuel Zelaya.[4]

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  1. "Honduran Committee for Peace Action". Enable International. 2006. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  2. Collins, Michael A. (2008). "2008 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: JUAN ALMENDARES, M.S., M.D." (PDF). Enable International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  3. "Juan Almendares". Barbara Chester Award. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  4. Goodman, Amy; Gonzalez, Juan (2009-07-01). "Military Using 'Brutal' Force Against Anti-Coup Protests in Honduras". Democracy Now!.


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