Cadena Perpetua

Liberal deputy Jorge Cálix, citing El Salvador's gang-control model, called for life sentences for minors convicted of serious crimes and urged Honduras to withdraw from international agreements he says prevent harsher juvenile penalties.

Hugo Maldonado, president of Honduras's human rights committee CODEH, is calling on a Congressional commission to approve a decree imposing life sentences for anyone who kills prosecutors, police officers, judges, journalists, or human rights defenders.