0:00:02 > 0:00:07This programme contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting
0:00:07 > 0:00:10In Britain today, young women like me take our basic rights for granted.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12But for millions of girls around the world just being female
0:00:12 > 0:00:14can put their lives at risk.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17In this series, I'm going to investigate
0:00:17 > 0:00:20some of the toughest places in the world to be a girl.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25In the Philippines, I investigate the latest trend
0:00:25 > 0:00:28in the global sex trade - cyber dens.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31But tonight I'm travelling to Honduras,
0:00:31 > 0:00:35the country with the world's highest murder rate for women.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38He took his gun and shot Maria Jose 12 times.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41'I'll meet women who've been brutally attacked.'
0:00:41 > 0:00:43TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH:
0:00:43 > 0:00:45I'm in total disbelief.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- What's your name? - Stacey.- Beautiful name.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50'I'll confront some of the men responsible.'
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Tell me why you're inside.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- For rape?- Yes.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57'And I'll hit the road with young women...'
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Stand up for what you believe in.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00'..who are fighting back...'
0:01:00 > 0:01:02This is all criminalised.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04'..as I try to uncover why this country
0:01:04 > 0:01:07'has become so dangerous for young women.'
0:01:07 > 0:01:10The idea that so many of these crimes
0:01:10 > 0:01:12just go unpunished is astonishing.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Tonight, I'm travelling to Honduras in Central America,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29a small country south of Mexico.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Honduras recently hit the headlines
0:01:32 > 0:01:36for having the highest homicide rate in the world.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39If Britain had the same level of murders as Honduras
0:01:39 > 0:01:42there would be 50,000 killings a year.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49I've arrived in the country's second-biggest city, San Pedro Sula -
0:01:49 > 0:01:53but when it comes to murder, it's the capital.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57This is my first morning here in San Pedro Sula,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00and I've picked up a couple of the local papers
0:02:00 > 0:02:03just to have a nose, see what they're saying.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06This paper, right, has got six pages -
0:02:06 > 0:02:10four dead here, two killed here...
0:02:10 > 0:02:12one killed here.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15All these murders have happened in the last 24 hours.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17It's mind-blowing.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20And it's worth bearing in mind
0:02:20 > 0:02:23that the headline, the front page on one of these papers,
0:02:23 > 0:02:27is a demonstration saying, "We have had enough, stop killing our women,
0:02:27 > 0:02:32"stop making it so we're finding our females in these rubbish bags."
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Violence against women in Honduras is so common
0:02:37 > 0:02:41these crimes even have their own name - femicide.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I want to get a taste of what life's really like here,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51so I'm starting my journey at the local hospital.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Hola. Buenas tardes.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Mucho gusto. Stacey.- Carlos.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02'Carlos is a med student who works in the hospital's A & E.'
0:03:05 > 0:03:09'The first thing I notice is the heavy military presence.'
0:03:09 > 0:03:12We were having some problems with security -
0:03:12 > 0:03:14people who got shot,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16they were criminals.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19So it's as much security for them
0:03:19 > 0:03:22as for us, and other patients.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28'This time last year the hospital was overrun by gangs.'
0:03:32 > 0:03:35So, on a typical Friday night, it's busy, I guess?
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Yeah.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42And with Friday night hotting up,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44the ambulances start to roll in.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52The guys have just wheeled off a lad who's been stabbed multiple times.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55There's blood all over the stretcher.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Last year there were 6,000 murders in Honduras.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05So, Carlos, what kind of a wound would that be?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07He had a bullet wound
0:04:07 > 0:04:09that went through his arm and chest.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- His arm and chest?- Yes.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13It goes right through.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17After several hours, only a few women have been admitted,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19but this is far from the norm.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22We see young girls
0:04:22 > 0:04:25who are wounded by gunshot.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30From 9 to, like, 14, 16, or 17.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Nine?! - Wounded. Yes, wounded.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34But now you are seeing more and more young girls,
0:04:34 > 0:04:36more and more women coming through?
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Sadly it's becoming more and more frequent.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44In the last decade,
0:04:44 > 0:04:48the number of murdered women here has nearly trebled.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Last year 1,100 were killed or disappeared.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Murder is the leading cause of death amongst young women.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10I'm still left with the question
0:05:10 > 0:05:12as to why it's so dangerous to be a female here.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15So, with that said, I've arranged to go and spend some time
0:05:15 > 0:05:17with a mother who has lost two daughters.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21And this is the most infamous case in the country -
0:05:21 > 0:05:22the murders were incredibly violent.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28I'm travelling east to a town called Santa Barbara.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34It's known for its beautiful women,
0:05:34 > 0:05:36of which the most famous was Miss Honduras.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Maria Jose Alvarado!
0:05:40 > 0:05:43'Last year, at only 19,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46'Maria Jose Alvarado was crowned Miss Honduras
0:05:46 > 0:05:49'and became the country's sweetheart.'
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Just seven months later,
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Maria Jose and her sister Sofia were brutally murdered.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Today I'm meeting their mum, Teresa.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Sofia.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12La otra es Maria Jose.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15And these are her crowns and trophies, are they?
0:06:15 > 0:06:19TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH:
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Maria Jose was days away from leaving for London
0:06:33 > 0:06:35to compete in Miss World...
0:06:37 > 0:06:42..when she decided to join her sister Sofia at her boyfriend's party.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57An hour after arriving,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Plutarco killed both girls in cold blood.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Have you any idea why...
0:07:03 > 0:07:06why he killed both your daughters?
0:07:30 > 0:07:31What drove Plutarco
0:07:31 > 0:07:34to kill the most beautiful woman in Honduras,
0:07:34 > 0:07:35and her sister?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45So I've asked if I can speak to the detective
0:07:45 > 0:07:47that was looking after the girls' case.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49I just want to find out more information,
0:07:49 > 0:07:50I want to know where they were killed,
0:07:50 > 0:07:52where their bodies were found.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54At the minute I feel like there's all these questions
0:07:54 > 0:07:56but not very many answers.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Buenos dias.- Hola.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- Como estas?- Muy bien.- Gracias.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06Today, it's possible for me to spend some time with you?
0:08:06 > 0:08:10'Detective Reyes was in charge of the initial investigation.'
0:08:10 > 0:08:13I was wondering if I could see where the girls were murdered?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- At this moment we are waiting the patrol police.- OK.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21We need patrol police, police to go to the place.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24OK, so, Vicente, this is our security,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26and we're travelling in this car.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- That's right.- Claro. Gracias.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38The Miss Honduras case,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40has that been the only femicide case here?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42So many murders, mostly women.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47In this moment, we are in the investigation
0:08:47 > 0:08:51of a man who murdered 15 women.
0:08:51 > 0:08:5315 women?
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- 15 women.- One man murdered 15 women?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- Uh-huh.- That's horrific.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06We arrive at the spa where the party was held.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11So, this is the place.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14This is the crime scene.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- Where exactly? Can you take me to the exact spot? Can we go?- This way.
0:09:22 > 0:09:28This is the place where the Alvarado sisters were murdered.
0:09:30 > 0:09:36'Maria Jose saw Sofia and Plutarco arguing and stepped in.'
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Sofia was dancing with another man.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Then...her boyfriend...
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- Yeah.- ..feel a...
0:09:45 > 0:09:47rage of...
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Jealous.- Jealous rage.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54And he approach her, he took his gun
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and shot Sofia several times.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01After, he reloaded his gun
0:10:01 > 0:10:05and shot again to Maria Jose 12 times.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14It's unbelievable.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Incredible.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20In Honduras, it's common.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23And while all of this is going on,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26there are other people at the party?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28I think there are...
0:10:28 > 0:10:3130...
0:10:31 > 0:10:3230 persons.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36None of the guests dared go to the police.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Some of the men even helped Plutarco bury the bodies.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46This man who killed the two girls
0:10:46 > 0:10:49must have serious power
0:10:49 > 0:10:53to be so scary for so many people?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02The bodies were found a week later and Plutarco was arrested.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Local papers claim he's a major drug dealer with powerful connection.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12So, despite killing two women in front of many witnesses,
0:11:12 > 0:11:14there are fears he could walk free.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Miss Honduras is one of just five models killed in recent months.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44I want to know what it's like to work as a model under these conditions,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46so I've arranged to meet some at a video shoot
0:11:46 > 0:11:50for local hip-hop stars Phoenix and Falcon.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- He say if you want to model for the video?- Me?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- Yeah.- Do I want to model for the video?
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Erm... My bikini is in London.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10'I catch up with the crew during a costume change.'
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Whoo! You look wicked.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Happy?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Como estas? Hola.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25I know there have been lots of situations very recently
0:12:25 > 0:12:28where models have been targeted specifically,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30is that not a bit scary?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH:
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Why?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Do you reckon it's dangerous to be a beautiful woman here?
0:12:49 > 0:12:53TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH:
0:13:04 > 0:13:07'In Honduras, 4.5 million people -
0:13:07 > 0:13:10'almost two thirds of the population - live in poverty.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11'And many wannabe models
0:13:11 > 0:13:15'come from the roughest, poorest neighbourhoods in the city.'
0:13:20 > 0:13:22'For many girls like Berenice,
0:13:22 > 0:13:26'modelling is one of the few ways to escape poverty, if not violence.'
0:13:34 > 0:13:37When you say they're not here any more, they're dead?
0:13:43 > 0:13:47The majority of women murdered here are under 24
0:13:47 > 0:13:49and come from poor urban areas.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53These neighbourhoods are controlled
0:13:53 > 0:13:56by violent street gangs and drug dealers.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Men who increasingly recruit women to do their dirty work for them.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11I've been desperate to get into one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods
0:14:11 > 0:14:15that everyone's talking about. They're often referred to as barrios.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18But it's proved impossible to get in there without serious protection,
0:14:18 > 0:14:20so the military police are going there this afternoon
0:14:20 > 0:14:23and they've agreed that we can tag along, so we're en route now.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30The military police are a new force here, specially set to tackle gangs.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35They target the neighbourhoods with the bloodiest turf wars.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41'And I catch up with them at a checkpoint.'
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Como estas?- Muy bien.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Captain Varela Palma is in charge.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Senor, please may you talk me through this checkpoint?
0:14:50 > 0:14:51Why is it here, what does it do?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH:
0:15:02 > 0:15:04But while the police search the young men,
0:15:04 > 0:15:06I notice the women slip through unchecked.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15This is only the barrio outskirts.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20We still need to travel into the heart of the ganglands.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Last year there were 209 murders in this district alone.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41It's hard to describe the atmosphere because, sometimes,
0:15:41 > 0:15:43when you're with people like the military police,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45there's almost this false sense of security.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It's worth remembering that, you know,
0:15:50 > 0:15:54this is often referred to as the most dangerous city on earth.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58'In violent neighbourhoods like these,
0:15:58 > 0:16:00'I want to know how gangs are using women.'
0:16:03 > 0:16:05'Today, I've brought a translator with me.'
0:16:05 > 0:16:09So, Captain, you said that the gangs were fighting over territory,
0:16:09 > 0:16:13how does that affect the young women that live in these areas?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Right now there is a lot of women involved in the gangs
0:16:24 > 0:16:26and working with the gangs.
0:16:26 > 0:16:32And they use them because, in the checkpoint,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34or places like that,
0:16:34 > 0:16:38they don't search the women the same way they search the guys.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41So perhaps the gangs target vulnerable girls?
0:16:54 > 0:16:58It's easy to see how vulnerable young women can be recruited.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00But what happens to them next?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Unbelievably, I've managed to secure a chat
0:17:03 > 0:17:06with a girl from one of the most notorious gangs here.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08We have to be in a neutral location,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12she's had to ask her boss if she can take part in this conversation.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14He's given her permission.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16So I've no idea what to expect.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24Juanita has come with two armed gang members who wait outside.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28She's in disguise - if she's recognised, she'll be killed.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32You always feel slightly apprehensive...
0:17:32 > 0:17:36when you're involved in these kinds of conversations,
0:17:36 > 0:17:38but I think we are cool.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42'Juanita was abandoned when her parents ran away to America.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46'In order to survive, the gang became her new family.'
0:17:46 > 0:17:49So you and I are exactly the same age.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Yeah.- Very different lives.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56'Young girls are lured into the gang with the promise of easy money.'
0:17:56 > 0:17:59When you first start out, they're going to treat you well,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01and then they start giving you work
0:18:01 > 0:18:04and sending you places.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07And, yeah, eventually you have to sleep with people.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12Many are chosen for their looks and are used for sex.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Truth - I only slept with four, no more.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17But this other girl, she slept with ten,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20and that was pretty much for nothing.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22They still ended up killing her.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26'Juanita's boss chose her as his gang wife.'
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Do you love him?
0:18:30 > 0:18:31Mmm...
0:18:31 > 0:18:32No.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Truthfully, never.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36I've never been in love with him.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Anyway, he has his wife and his kids.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43One only lives with him because, you know, he's in the gang.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46'Now she's forced to work as a honey trap,'
0:18:46 > 0:18:49'targeting enemy gang members.'
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Once the guy's into you, you know, you set up a date
0:18:52 > 0:18:55and then the boss and the rest of the gang, they show up.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59And when it's time to kill, you're also involved.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03How many people do you think, in all honesty,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06you've killed over the years?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Well, since I began,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I must have, like, killed,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13but mostly women...
0:19:13 > 0:19:17only about, you know, 42, like.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19To put it bluntly,
0:19:19 > 0:19:23you have been responsible for murdering...
0:19:23 > 0:19:29many women who are as vulnerable as you once were.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Are you not riddled with guilt?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Yeah, sure. You feel bad.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36You go to the house at dawn when everyone's asleep
0:19:36 > 0:19:39and the worst part is when they scream, you know?
0:19:39 > 0:19:40"Don't kill the kids."
0:19:40 > 0:19:45As we say, everyone's to the slaughter.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Every day you were deciding
0:19:47 > 0:19:50who gets to live and who should die.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52How do you live with that?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54There's nothing to do.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Work's work.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59You have to do what they say, otherwise YOU die.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08You have such mixed emotions
0:20:08 > 0:20:11having a conversation with someone like that. You know,
0:20:11 > 0:20:15on the one hand, you are completely repulsed...
0:20:15 > 0:20:20and you cannot believe the amount of lives she has taken.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24But on the other hand, you almost pity her.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28She was so young and so vulnerable and so impressionable
0:20:28 > 0:20:30when she joined that gang.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34But that's it now, that's her life, there is no way out for her.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37She has to deal with the constant killings
0:20:37 > 0:20:39and the constant death forever.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47Juanita's fate is totally in the hands of the men who control her.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51But it's not just the girls who join gangs who are under attack.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59I've come to Danli Prison in the south of the country.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04I want to hear from the prisoners themselves why they raped
0:21:04 > 0:21:06and killed women.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11I understand this machoism exists,
0:21:11 > 0:21:13but I don't fully understand how these
0:21:13 > 0:21:16guys can justify it to themselves in their own minds.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20So I've come to this prison - there are over 600 men here -
0:21:20 > 0:21:22to try and get some answers.
0:21:23 > 0:21:2898% of this prison's population is male.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31And testosterone levels are high.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- What is your name?- Stacey.- Stacey.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- Beautiful name.- Thank you. Thank you.- Do you have a boyfriend?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Yeah. Boyfriend in England.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44And tell me why you're inside.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- For rape?- Yes.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- Did you rape her?- No, no.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50She is just lying?
0:21:54 > 0:21:57'I'm told that there are over 80 men jailed for violence
0:21:57 > 0:21:59'against women here.'
0:21:59 > 0:22:00Gracias.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Oh, is that for me? Gracias.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Oh, I'm OK, thank you. Muchas gracias.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17So, are any of you guys in here for killing a woman?
0:22:28 > 0:22:32'Guilty or not, I still want to get some straight answers.'
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Tell me why you think some men are so violent towards women
0:22:36 > 0:22:37here in Honduras?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46So your woman going to another man, having an affair,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49having sex with someone else, that's reason enough to kill her?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08That is nonsense, though. That doesn't make any sense.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10If you love someone...
0:23:12 > 0:23:14..you know, you don't punish them,
0:23:14 > 0:23:16you don't hurt them, you don't murder them.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28Wow. Remind me never to date a jealous Honduran man.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29THEY LAUGH
0:23:31 > 0:23:35As I spend more time here, I realise it's not just gang members
0:23:35 > 0:23:37and drug dealers who are violent to women.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Homer is serving a 30-year sentence.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50He was jailed two years ago for brutally murdering his wife.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- Hola.- Buenas tardes.- Buenas tardes.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Como estas? HE SPEAKS SPANISH
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Nice to meet you. I'm Stacey.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02And can you explain to me a bit more about what happened
0:24:02 > 0:24:03when you killed your wife?
0:24:09 > 0:24:12'Homer attacked his wife after an argument.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16'He demanded that she stay home and cook and clean for him.'
0:24:23 > 0:24:29Do you believe that jealousy and passion, as you describe it,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32justifies murdering a woman here?
0:24:55 > 0:24:59'Homer slashed his wife's throat, and she bled to death.'
0:25:01 > 0:25:04And you make it sound like it is her fault she is now dead.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Do you take any responsibility for killing her?
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Of course I find it hugely frustrating.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I am a woman, so I'm sat in front of this man
0:25:25 > 0:25:29and he is essentially saying that she brought it on herself.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32She deserved...
0:25:32 > 0:25:35to be murdered because she didn't behave in the way
0:25:35 > 0:25:39he expected her to, and she had the audacity to want to go to work,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42when he could have just provided for her.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44She should have been grateful for that.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50And, unfortunately, that mentality, them egos,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52that's how so many men think here.
0:25:54 > 0:26:00And some of the women have been forced to sort of accept that,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02which is even more depressing.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08This macho culture means many men
0:26:08 > 0:26:10think violence against women is acceptable.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16I want to know how many are getting away with it.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Mi amiga. Heydi. I'm Stacey. Nice to meet you.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27'Heydi has just left hospital...
0:26:27 > 0:26:31'after being horrifically attacked by her husband.'
0:26:31 > 0:26:34This was just over a month ago.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Are you at a stage where you're healing a little bit now? Can I see?
0:26:38 > 0:26:39SHE SPEAKS SPANISH
0:26:41 > 0:26:45'Heydi's husband attacked her with a machete.'
0:26:47 > 0:26:48Gracias.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53So are you still in pain? You're still sore?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Can you talk me through the night that...
0:27:05 > 0:27:07..he attacked you?
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Heydi's two young daughters watched while her husband swung the machete.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54Heydi is lucky to be alive, but her ordeal is not over yet.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Too poor to afford a lawyer, today Heydi is meeting a women's
0:28:07 > 0:28:11rights organisation, who are the only ones who can help.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16She wants her husband to face the maximum penalty,
0:28:16 > 0:28:2040 years behind bars, for femicide.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24So, can I ask you, ladies,
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Heydi's story, Heydi's situation,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30is this something that you are used to hearing?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33And what do you suggest Heydi does now?
0:28:45 > 0:28:50'This means he could be out in less than two years.'
0:28:50 > 0:28:55I am in total disbelief that they would even entertain
0:28:55 > 0:28:58the idea that this could be GBH.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14'Fewer than 3% of domestic violence cases are ever resolved here,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17'so he could be out even sooner.'
0:29:17 > 0:29:22If this man does get out earlier, and he comes back,
0:29:22 > 0:29:26or he makes more threats, are you in a position to be able to help her?
0:29:39 > 0:29:43For me, the specifics that make me
0:29:43 > 0:29:45feel most angry...
0:29:45 > 0:29:50are the levels of violence, the brutality
0:29:50 > 0:29:55of the crimes here, but also the idea that so many of these crimes
0:29:55 > 0:29:58just go unpunished. It is astonishing.
0:29:58 > 0:30:0395 to 97% of cases against women
0:30:03 > 0:30:05won't end with a conviction.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10I mean, that is just...you know, the officials, the authoritative figures
0:30:10 > 0:30:12giving these guys the thumbs up.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15You kick on, you do what you like because, realistically,
0:30:15 > 0:30:19the chances of you spending any time inside are very, very slight.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27In a country where it's so easy to get away with murder,
0:30:27 > 0:30:30where can women go when their lives are in danger?
0:30:33 > 0:30:36I've tracked down one of only three refuges for women
0:30:36 > 0:30:38in the whole country.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42So, I'm on my way to go and spend some time
0:30:42 > 0:30:44at the only women's refuge in this city.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47You can see for yourself how high the security needs to be,
0:30:47 > 0:30:50it's covered in barbed wire, they have armed security.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52I know there was an incident last year,
0:30:52 > 0:30:54so I'm keen to see how they are now getting on.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05'This refuge has been running for over 19 years
0:31:05 > 0:31:09'and has housed over 4,000 women and their children.'
0:31:11 > 0:31:13So, Ana Cruz, you are the boss around here?
0:31:13 > 0:31:15SHE TRANSLATES THE QUESTION
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Si.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Is it possible for me to have a look at some of the rooms?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31WOMAN SPEAKS SPANISH Gracias.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36'Last year, the authorities forced the refuge
0:31:36 > 0:31:40'to take in a woman wanted by the gangs.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44'Knowing the risks, Ana Cruz objected, but to no avail.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49'And just days later, armed men stormed the building.'
0:31:52 > 0:31:56They wrap her, you know, in a quilt and they took her
0:31:56 > 0:31:59and they were with weapons, you know, with the ski masks.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03They...kidnapped her and they took her with them.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07'Both the woman and her two-year-old baby were thrown into a car.'
0:32:07 > 0:32:12The lady that was taken by the masked men,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15she left us a message right here.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25So, she had just enough time to...
0:32:25 > 0:32:27leave you that message before they took her.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32'They were never heard from again.'
0:32:32 > 0:32:36We don't know if they were sent by the district attorney
0:32:36 > 0:32:39or they were hit men or... We don't know.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44It sounds like it can't be real. You know what I mean? It's staggering.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49Welcome to Honduras! That's how we live, here in Honduras.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55Terrified by the attack, all the other women fled.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02Almost a year later, the refuge remains shut.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05What can you do when you haven't got support from the government...
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- From anybody. - ..authoritative figures?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25This trip is going to send me loopy.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29I've got nothing but admiration for these women
0:33:29 > 0:33:34because every single morning you wake up and you think, "Here we go again."
0:33:34 > 0:33:38You know what I mean? "I wonder if I'll survive today.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40"I wonder if someone will shoot me, if I'll get raped.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42"I wonder if I'll get kidnapped."
0:33:45 > 0:33:50With so many women under attack, are any fighting back?
0:33:52 > 0:33:54It's 3am and I'm going to go and meet
0:33:54 > 0:33:57a group of girls who are really courageous women, actually.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00They are willing to break the law to try and get their voices heard
0:34:00 > 0:34:03and actually I have learned very quickly that that is a big deal here.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06You don't want to upset anyone in Honduras.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12We've agreed to meet at a petrol station in the centre of town.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Because of the risks involved, the girls are in disguise.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Hello. Hola. Como estas? Nice to meet you all.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24You look amazing. I love your mask!
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Oh, bonita!
0:34:27 > 0:34:29So, girls, explain to me tonight what the plan is,
0:34:29 > 0:34:30what are you hoping to do?
0:34:30 > 0:34:35Tonight we are trying to put some posters up.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39We want to talk about the issues like birth control,
0:34:39 > 0:34:44abortion and the right to be, just be women and be happy.
0:34:44 > 0:34:52Oh, my gosh! It is so refreshing to hear somebody speak so openly,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55you know, about these issues that really do matter.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57I could not agree with you any more,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00but here in Honduras it is difficult to say these things.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02This is all criminalised.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05To stand up for what you believe and talk about it
0:35:05 > 0:35:09is like the worst thing that you can do.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11'The government recently imposed
0:35:11 > 0:35:14'the strictest ban on emergency contraception in the world.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16'These girls are fighting back.'
0:35:16 > 0:35:17Are you not frightened?
0:35:17 > 0:35:21I try not to think about it, or else I wouldn't be doing it.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Just another night in Honduras! Rattling round.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Following a group of really awesome women.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47So, we've had to stay a little bit further behind.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51They are concerned that if they're seen entertaining a film crew,
0:35:51 > 0:35:55the repercussions for them could be much worse.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02It has to be done really, really quickly
0:36:02 > 0:36:07because the minute someone sees you, you've got to vanish.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13The girls are replacing posters that have been defaced.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27And with over 20 posters to stick up,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30it doesn't take long before someone spots them
0:36:30 > 0:36:32and phone calls are made.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40There is a car behind us. We need to go.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43And the girls have spotted it too.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44WOMAN SPEAKS SPANISH
0:36:46 > 0:36:48We've got to cut this short.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50There's a car behind us, there's a car in front of us.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51The security guards have just come out,
0:36:51 > 0:36:54they're reaching for their guns and we've got to go.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06THEY CHEER AND CLAP
0:37:10 > 0:37:12I mean, these posters simply say,
0:37:12 > 0:37:16"We should have the right to choose what we do with our own body,"
0:37:16 > 0:37:20and I don't know how any reasonable, sane person...
0:37:22 > 0:37:25..can have any issues with that.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32In Honduras, the conservative and Catholic government
0:37:32 > 0:37:35is rolling back women's rights.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38It has cut sex education in schools.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Both abortion and the morning after pill have been made illegal.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Today I'm going to the local hospital's maternity ward
0:37:49 > 0:37:51to see the consequences for myself.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Sofia has come in for a checkup with her mum.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04She was raped when she was only 15.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09So, tell me how you're feeling. Nervous? Excited?
0:38:11 > 0:38:14A little bit. What are you feeling most?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29'Sofia was baby-sitting to help her mum with bills
0:38:29 > 0:38:31'when she was raped by a family friend.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36'She kept it a secret for five months.'
0:38:48 > 0:38:52So, essentially, you've been forced into complete silence?
0:39:08 > 0:39:11'Graduating was Sofia's best hope for a good job,
0:39:11 > 0:39:15'but forced to have the baby, she's had to drop out of school.'
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Do you know what you're having? Nino? Nina?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19What would you like?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31But Sofia is not alone.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Rape happens more frequently than murder here
0:39:35 > 0:39:38and the majority of victims are under 14.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44I'm keen to find out what options the hospital offers to these girls.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Dr Gomez is in charge of the teen pregnancy clinic.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06So, if a young girl finds herself pregnant through no fault of her own,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08she has been raped, what are her choices here?
0:40:20 > 0:40:23The government is saying to all of these young girls,
0:40:23 > 0:40:27"If you are raped and you fall pregnant,
0:40:27 > 0:40:30"you have absolutely no choice whatsoever,
0:40:30 > 0:40:32"you have to continue with the pregnancy
0:40:32 > 0:40:36"and you have to live with that for the rest of your life."
0:40:37 > 0:40:39It just seems so unfair, you know?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52If a woman has been raped, I think she should choose
0:40:52 > 0:40:56whether or not she wants to continue with that pregnancy
0:40:56 > 0:41:00and the girls here, they just have no choice whatsoever.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03In fact, not only is it illegal, it has now been criminalised,
0:41:03 > 0:41:04so if she did take the pill,
0:41:04 > 0:41:06if she did go to a backstreet alley for an abortion,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09she would go to prison for up to six years.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13And statistically, the perpetrator, the guy who raped her
0:41:13 > 0:41:16and put her in this position, would walk scot-free.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22I'm unexpectedly invited to the labour ward.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27I tell you, this morning I had absolutely no idea
0:41:27 > 0:41:31that I'd be going into the delivery room.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Didn't have a clue.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41I'm a little bit nervous. I don't know why.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42- You OK?- Yes.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Of course you are!
0:41:44 > 0:41:47'Since the morning after pill was made illegal in 2009,
0:41:47 > 0:41:51'the number of teens giving birth in this hospital has more than trebled.'
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Hola. Como estas?
0:41:54 > 0:41:59'Sylvia is the youngest girl on the ward today. She is only 13.'
0:41:59 > 0:42:03I can sit with you for a moment? Si?
0:42:03 > 0:42:06And are you at the hospital alone, are your family here?
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Is the father around?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21She moved in with her boyfriend when she was 11.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23And what age is your boyfriend?
0:42:24 > 0:42:26OK.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33Sylvia is just one of 50,000 teenage mums giving birth each year.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35There are so many girls here today,
0:42:35 > 0:42:38they are forced to give birth side-by-side.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Two of them are only 16.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44They are both coming at the same time with their babies?!
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Sylvia has been rushed to surgery.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57So, as you can see,
0:42:57 > 0:43:02all the surgeons are just prepping her now for theatre.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04They are going to try and get this Caesarean done
0:43:04 > 0:43:05as quickly as possible.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Sylvia is clearly petrified.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16It's easy to forget that, at only 13, she is only a child.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24For girls this young, it's often too dangerous to give birth naturally.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29So Sylvia's baby must be delivered by Caesarean...
0:43:29 > 0:43:31BABY CRIES
0:43:34 > 0:43:36..and two months prematurely.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44It's a nina. Perfecto.
0:43:47 > 0:43:48Bueno.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57To be honest with you, I've never...
0:43:57 > 0:44:02experienced such a momentous day.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04You know, the idea of doing that, for me,
0:44:04 > 0:44:08frightens the life out of me and I'm 28 and I'd have my support network.
0:44:08 > 0:44:13She's just been such a trooper and you can't help but think,
0:44:13 > 0:44:16you know, the two of them have battled it out today,
0:44:16 > 0:44:21but realistically, Honduras is a tough place to be a female
0:44:21 > 0:44:25and it's going to be a struggle for the pair of them, of course it is.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31You hope and you pray that it goes the other way, but...
0:44:31 > 0:44:35statistically...
0:44:35 > 0:44:38the chances are, it's going to be a tough slog.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44It's easy to see how girls like Sylvia
0:44:44 > 0:44:46can get caught in a vicious cycle,
0:44:46 > 0:44:50becoming mothers so young and dependent on men.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53When the odds are so stacked against them,
0:44:53 > 0:44:56is there any way out for young women like these?
0:44:58 > 0:45:01I'm about to meet someone who I hope can tell me more.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04We can't be seen together,
0:45:04 > 0:45:08so we are meeting behind closed doors in a photography studio.
0:45:08 > 0:45:09- Hola.- Hola.- Como estas?
0:45:09 > 0:45:11- Muy bien.- Si?
0:45:13 > 0:45:15Ana Maria's life is under threat.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18She has a plan, but for it to work, she needs an ID
0:45:18 > 0:45:21and for that, a photo.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27Three months ago, her life changed for ever
0:45:27 > 0:45:30when a young man burst into her house.
0:45:43 > 0:45:48And just because you saw what happened, your life is now in danger?
0:46:01 > 0:46:04What's your plan now? What are you going to do?
0:46:13 > 0:46:14Her sister fled two years ago
0:46:14 > 0:46:17when she was targeted to become a gang wife.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27- Happy?- Si.
0:46:27 > 0:46:29'We decide to meet up again,
0:46:29 > 0:46:32'when Ana Maria will make a run for the border.'
0:46:32 > 0:46:33Perfecto.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36- Bonita!- Gracias.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39Your ticket, eh? To hopefully get out of here.
0:46:41 > 0:46:45For many girls like Ana Maria, their only option is to leave the country.
0:46:48 > 0:46:50On the way back to the hotel,
0:46:50 > 0:46:53I spot a van making a drop-off at the morgue.
0:46:59 > 0:47:00It's another brutal murder.
0:47:03 > 0:47:09This is the 865th body they've had here in four months.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20TEARFULLY: It starts to become just numbers.
0:47:21 > 0:47:26Then when you see the bodies, you know, that is someone's mum,
0:47:26 > 0:47:28that is someone's sister, that is someone's baby.
0:47:31 > 0:47:33I find it...
0:47:35 > 0:47:38..impossible to understand,
0:47:38 > 0:47:41how they can continue to live like this.
0:47:42 > 0:47:46Cos I'm only here a short time and I'm...I'm struggling.
0:48:01 > 0:48:05Shocked by the levels of violence and death that women face here every day,
0:48:05 > 0:48:09I want to know why the government isn't doing more to protect them.
0:48:11 > 0:48:16I've been promised an interview at the general attorney's office.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19They are responsible for making sure that justice is served.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21But when I get there,
0:48:21 > 0:48:24the man they put forward doesn't want to play ball.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27We have filmed so many women here in Honduras
0:48:27 > 0:48:28and we've heard so many things,
0:48:28 > 0:48:31so we are giving you the right to reply.
0:48:32 > 0:48:34I would hate to come here, just speak to women,
0:48:34 > 0:48:37not give you the opportunity to give your point of view
0:48:37 > 0:48:40and then me leave for England tomorrow.
0:48:48 > 0:48:52OK, so just so I'm completely clear,
0:48:52 > 0:48:56we wrote formally to the district attorney's office,
0:48:56 > 0:48:58asking for an interview.
0:48:58 > 0:49:02They accepted, we came, we came to the place that they told us to,
0:49:02 > 0:49:04we came at the time they told us to,
0:49:04 > 0:49:06we have now sat down to do the interview
0:49:06 > 0:49:08and you are refusing to take part?
0:49:11 > 0:49:14I just need to know because if that is the case, I can leave.
0:49:16 > 0:49:17Ooh, wow!
0:49:17 > 0:49:20OK, thank you for your time. I appreciate your honesty.
0:49:32 > 0:49:33Well, that went well(!)
0:49:37 > 0:49:40I'm just frustrated. I've just got the hump.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43I just was so keen to speak to somebody of authority
0:49:43 > 0:49:46that could answer some of these questions.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49I came to the place they told me to, I came at the correct time,
0:49:49 > 0:49:51as soon as I get here, it's game over.
0:49:51 > 0:49:53You do feel like you've learned more,
0:49:53 > 0:49:55you've understood more, spending time in a prison
0:49:55 > 0:49:58than you do speaking to people that work for the government.
0:49:58 > 0:50:03And I'm from a formal foreign organisation, the BBC. You know?
0:50:03 > 0:50:05And I've been completely blown out,
0:50:05 > 0:50:08so imagine if you are a young, poor girl from the barrios
0:50:08 > 0:50:10and you want to lodge a complaint?
0:50:18 > 0:50:21On my way to meet Ana Maria, I get an urgent phone call.
0:50:24 > 0:50:25Last time I spoke to Ana Maria,
0:50:25 > 0:50:28we both decided that we were going to meet tonight at the bus stop.
0:50:28 > 0:50:32She was going to get the bus down to the border and she was going to
0:50:32 > 0:50:34meet her sister and try and cross into Guatemala.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38For whatever reason, she just rang me, she's incredibly upset,
0:50:38 > 0:50:40she said that's now not the plan.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43We are to meet at a completely different location.
0:50:44 > 0:50:46I don't know what's gone on.
0:50:47 > 0:50:48You know, and I am...
0:50:48 > 0:50:51I'm really worried for her because my understanding was...
0:50:51 > 0:50:54leaving the country, escaping, that was her only option,
0:50:54 > 0:50:58so now she's not doing that, I don't know where she's going to go.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05We meet a few hours north of San Pedro Sula.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07She's come with a friend.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11Explain to me why you're not going to
0:51:11 > 0:51:13go to the border today. What's happened?
0:51:18 > 0:51:20So your sister has just gone missing?
0:51:26 > 0:51:29So, what are you going to do? Where are you going to go?
0:51:34 > 0:51:36So, we're just relying on your sister, really?
0:51:36 > 0:51:38Is it worth us trying her again?
0:51:38 > 0:51:40This is her number, yeah?
0:51:40 > 0:51:41- Si?- Mm-hm.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47'It goes straight to voicemail.'
0:51:47 > 0:51:48The machine.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02Gracias.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07When I met her the first time, I thought her situation
0:52:07 > 0:52:11was pretty hopeless, but now there is nowhere for her to go.
0:52:13 > 0:52:17You know, the refuge I visited has closed down,
0:52:17 > 0:52:21we've had a thorough look and there are only two others in the country
0:52:21 > 0:52:23and they are both full.
0:52:23 > 0:52:25One of them takes five girls, one of them takes ten.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28I...
0:52:28 > 0:52:29I can't help her.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36So, what's next? Do you need me to take you anywhere?
0:52:36 > 0:52:37Where do you want to go?
0:52:37 > 0:52:39ANA MARIA SPEAKS SPANISH
0:52:43 > 0:52:45I feel really frustrated and helpless.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56A friend has offered to take Ana Maria in for the night,
0:52:56 > 0:52:59but it's dangerously close to where the gangs are.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05Gracias. Take care. I'll call you, OK?
0:53:05 > 0:53:09'With her chance of escape gone for now,
0:53:09 > 0:53:12'I can only hope that Ana Maria's sister gets in touch soon.'
0:53:12 > 0:53:16STACEY SIGHS
0:53:16 > 0:53:17So, that's them off.
0:53:20 > 0:53:25It's crazy. It's totally... totally insane, her situation.
0:53:37 > 0:53:41It's midnight at San Pedro Sula central bus station.
0:53:41 > 0:53:45This is where I was going to meet Ana Maria and travel to the border.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49Lots of young women who are trying to escape Honduras,
0:53:49 > 0:53:51trying to escape San Pedro Sula,
0:53:51 > 0:53:53their journey will start here
0:53:53 > 0:53:56and it's a really frightening and dangerous one.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02Many pay human traffickers, known as coyotes,
0:54:02 > 0:54:05to get them to the US border.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07There's a lady here,
0:54:07 > 0:54:10she's got four kids in total, she's got no luggage whatsoever.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14There's probably also a coyote involved
0:54:14 > 0:54:18because people keep ushering her in the opposite direction.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24And with many of the women under the control of coyotes,
0:54:24 > 0:54:27they are too frightened to speak to me.
0:54:30 > 0:54:34Even paying thousands of dollars doesn't guarantee a safe passage.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50The risk of being raped en route means some women even get
0:54:50 > 0:54:54a contraceptive injection before departure.
0:54:54 > 0:54:56Many are also kidnapped and then killed
0:54:56 > 0:54:59if their families don't pay the ransom in time.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02But despite all these dangers,
0:55:02 > 0:55:05last year, 11,000 underage Honduran girls
0:55:05 > 0:55:08were stopped, trying to cross the US border.
0:55:08 > 0:55:12I don't blame them. I would do the same.
0:55:12 > 0:55:17If I lived here and I was poor and I was scared
0:55:17 > 0:55:22and I was being beaten by my husband and I was raped, I would try.
0:55:22 > 0:55:23I would.
0:55:25 > 0:55:30In my short time in Honduras, another 16 women have been murdered.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33Until something is done to make it safer,
0:55:33 > 0:55:36this bus station will remain full of women
0:55:36 > 0:55:38desperately trying to flee the country.