Conadeh

The Conadeh (Honduras's human-rights ombudsman) and the International Committee of the Red Cross have called on the government to approve legislation to improve the search for missing persons and support their families.

The National Human Rights Commission reported 117 children under 18 died violently through August 2026—roughly one every 43 hours—with eight in ten victims aged 15–18, prompting officials to call the situation a national emergency requiring stronger prevention and protection measures.

Recent high-profile murders of children, including 9-year-old Emily Dayana Muñoz, have reignited demands to strengthen search protocols for missing minors and update child-protection laws; experts cite data showing a child dies violently every 43 hours in Honduras.

Honduras's National Human Rights Ombudsman Blanca Izaguirre called on government agencies to prioritize human security and fulfill obligations to fishing communities, including compensation payments and educational scholarships ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in a 2021 judgment against the Honduran state.

Honduras's national human-rights ombudsman cited an average of 29 violent deaths of women per month over 24 years and warned that legal penalties alone cannot stop gender violence without stronger investigations, prevention policies, and institutional safeguards for vulnerable women and girls.

Honduras's human rights ombudsman reported rising child homicides, teen pregnancies, sexual abuse, gang recruitment, forced displacement, and child labor, attributing the crisis to state failures in protection and enforcement and calling for strengthened institutions.

Honduras's human-rights ombudsman reported that teachers filed 553 complaints between 2016 and 2025, with the majority related to labor disputes.

The national human-rights commissioner called on the Honduran government to provide immediate assistance to victims of internal forced displacement before they are compelled to seek international protection by crossing borders.

Honduras's national human-rights commission documented 65 police officers murdered in 2012, averaging one death every five days, with 85% of cases remaining unsolved and most victims killed while off duty.

Attorney Francisco Pascua filed complaints with Honduras's human rights ombudsman and the National Police after reporting his vehicle was broken into and items stolen, which he says is part of a pattern of surveillance and intimidation linked to his legal criticism of previous government decisions.

Honduras's human-rights ombudsman office handled 17,334 complaints filed by women between 2021 and June 2026, averaging nine per day, according to CONADEH's statistics unit.

Honduras's human-rights ombudsman reports that at least 23,000 people have been forcibly displaced from the country between 2010 and 2025, placing it sixth among 162 nations most affected by forced displacement.