Security Reform
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4 stories in #security-reform
Clear filtersRights Group Warns Security Reforms Could Criminalize Protest
The Center for Democracy Studies (Cespad) says proposed security decrees—including expanded terrorism definitions, high-risk zone powers, and detention rules—risk classifying social movements, land occupations, and environmental activism as terrorism, threatening fundamental freedoms and community organizing.
El LibertadorRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Oct 28, 2026#security-reform#civil-liberties#cespadCongress Takes Up Bill to Lower Age of Criminal Responsibility
A congressional committee launched consultations with justice officials, human rights groups, and child welfare agencies on a proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility and increase penalties for those under 18 in Honduras.
Congreso NacionalLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Oct 21, 2026#criminal-responsibility#juvenile-justice#congress-committeeLowering Age of Criminal Responsibility Left Out of Current Security Reforms
Congress Security Commission president Marco Paz said the current security reform package focuses on changes to the National Penitentiary and police forces, while any proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility remains under debate with no concrete proposal yet.
Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 23, 2026#security-reform#congress#criminal-responsibilityCongress Seeks to Toughen Laws Against Crime and Gangs
Congress expects to vote soon on security reforms including measures to deny substitute sentences to gang members, regulate gang tattoos, and extend detention-hearing deadlines to 48 hours, pending a Supreme Court legal opinion due next week.