Agroindustrial Law
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3 stories in #agroindustrial-law
Clear filtersCongress Extends Agroindustrial-Protection Law to Energy and Tourism
The National Congress approved expanding a law that shields agroindustrial lands and investments to also cover energy and tourism projects, while adding a clause affirming the law's compatibility with indigenous peoples' right to free, prior consultation on communal lands.
Congreso Nacional· in SpanishPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 9, 2026#agroindustrial-law#energy-projects#tourism-policyUN Rights Office Warns of Risks in Agroindustrial Law
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that Honduras's newly approved agroindustrial law could harm indigenous and rural communities' land and territorial rights and deepen social conflict, urging Congress to align it with international standards.
El Libertador· enPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 6, 2026#agroindustrial-law#indigenous-rights#human-rightsNew Farm Law Toughens Penalties for Land Protests
Congress approved a law prioritizing agroindustrial activity as a national interest, expediting evictions and broadening criminal penalties for land occupations and blockades, drawing warnings from Cespad, a democracy-studies center, that it criminalizes peasant land-defense organizing.
El Libertador· enPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 5, 2026#agrarian-reform#land-rights#agroindustrial-law