Constitutional Challenge

Legal experts say a constitutional challenge filed by National Congress President Luis Redondo and the Permanent Commission to freeze the Public Ministry's investigation lacks merit and is designed to delay proceedings.

Honduras's Constitutional Court admitted a legal challenge to a 2026 law that broadly expanded the definition of terrorist association, with critics warning its vague language could criminalize legitimate protest, strikes, and indigenous territorial rights.

A government lawyer filed a constitutional challenge to criminal-code reforms that stiffen penalties for femicide, arguing the changes create gender inequality and could lead to job losses and weapons-registry inclusion for the accused.