Beating back: Activists from Colectivo Lesbico, Gay, Trans y Bisexual, an LGBT group, protest police abuse in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on May 15, ahead of May 17's International Day Against Homophobia. At least 17 transgender people have been killed in public places in Honduras since 2004, according to an investigation by Human Rights Watch, and no one has been prosecuted in any of the cases. Many more have been victims of serious violence. In fact, even the police have been involved, engaging in physical and sexual assault, as well as extortion.