Women Rights

Honduras recorded at least 193 femicides in the first nine months of 2026, a crisis that women's rights defender Honorina Rodríguez attributes partly to inadequate police investigation capacity and calls for stronger institutional funding to prevent and prosecute gender violence.

Honduras's National Congress voted 98–0 to investigate and dismantle clandestine abortion services operating on social media, approving a motion by Congress president Tomás Zambrano despite criticism from women's-rights groups.

More than 1,000 girls aged 9 to 14 become pregnant each year in Honduras, a crisis the women's rights ombudsman attributes to the lack of comprehensive sex education that leaves adolescents vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.

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.

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.