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2 stories in #rule-of-law · Criterio Hn
Clear filtersCivil-Society Groups Warn Beneficial-Owner Law Could Be Misused
Human-rights and democracy organizations are alerting Honduras to the risk that the new Beneficial Owner Law—designed to identify true business owners and combat money laundering—could be weaponized against NGOs and civil-society groups critical of the government, especially if the CNBS uses it to impose extra requirements that block access to financing.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 9, 2026#civil-society#ley-beneficiario-final#rule-of-lawCongress Rewrites Laws After Passage Through Procedural Workarounds
Members of Congress have modified the content of at least three already-approved laws by using parliamentary reconsiderations and amendments to session records—a practice legal analysts say violates the Legislative Organic Law and echoes a 2018 corruption case.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 8, 2026#congress-vote#legislative-transparency#congressional-procedure