Territorial Disputes

A new CESPAD report on 2025 territorial conflicts in Honduras maps 77 disputes across 13 departments, analyzing underlying economic interests, legal frameworks, criminalization of land defenders, and impacts on human rights and communities.

Women's rights activists warn that femicides in Honduras are increasingly linked to gang territorial disputes, with women killed to send messages rather than in domestic violence contexts.

A report warns that 77 territorial conflicts, most described as high-intensity, remain active in Honduras amid what analysts characterize as a shift toward punitive government responses.