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Clear filtersFemicides Rarely End in Convictions in Honduras
From 2019 to 2025, Honduras officially recorded 2,278 femicides, but courts have prosecuted only about 150 of those cases, leaving families like that of 18-year-old Cinthia Melissa Hernández—found buried in her home after her partner fled—struggling with despair and distrust in the justice system.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 8, 2026#femicide#impunity#gender-violenceHonduras Femicides Climb in 2026 Amid Greater Brutality and Near-Total Impunity
Rights groups have recorded 108 femicides in Honduras through late May 2026, with activists noting more mutilated victims and a 95% impunity rate that leaves killers largely unpunished.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 4, 2026#femicide#violence-against-women#gender-violence