Law Reform

Congress's Mining Commission will launch technical working groups to draft amendments to Honduras's mining law, aiming to simplify licensing procedures for small-scale artisanal miners while addressing environmental protection and community benefit.

Congress passed reforms to the domestic-violence law that will bar anyone convicted of domestic violence from obtaining a driver's license, purchasing or possessing firearms, or holding public office.

Honduras's National Congress is drafting reforms to strengthen legal protections and institutional coordination for the prevention, detection, and prosecution of sexual abuse against children and adolescents, following violence that kills dozens of minors yearly.