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The Public Ministry filed charges against former Libre congressman Bartolo Fuentes for alleged assault against Kathia Crivelli, now vice minister of human rights, stemming from a May 2025 incident in Congress; an imputado hearing is set for August 14.

Lawmakers approved 26 million lempiras (about $1 million) from the 2026 budget to build a shelter for women who have experienced violence in Santa Bárbara, with construction to begin this year.

Congresswoman Iroshka Elvir says the Public Ministry is investigating journalist Armando Villanueva for alleged gender-based violence and defamation, and that she has been summoned to testify about verbal assaults she says occurred over several months.

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.

The president of Honduras's Supreme Court says proposed reforms to combat femicide, including specialized courts with women judges, have judicial support but require state budget allocation that has not yet been secured.

Honduras, where a woman is killed every 32 hours, has approved sweeping Penal Code reforms raising femicide sentences to as high as 60 years and mandating specialized courts to handle gender-violence cases.