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Clear filtersRights Commission Presses Congress to Pass Missing Persons Law
Honduras's human-rights commission is calling on Congress to approve a Missing Persons Law that would unify state search efforts, classify enforced disappearance as a crime against humanity, and protect families' property rights.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 28, 2026#conadeh#enforced-disappearance#human-rights117 Children Killed Violently in Honduras in Eight Months
The National Human Rights Commission reported 117 children under 18 died violently through August 2026—roughly one every 43 hours—with eight in ten victims aged 15–18, prompting officials to call the situation a national emergency requiring stronger prevention and protection measures.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Aug 29, 2026#child-violence#homicides#human-rightsBill Would Enshrine Legal Protections for LGTBIQ+ Hondurans
A congressman from Partido Libre introduced a bill in Congress to create a law recognizing, protecting, and ensuring the dignity of Honduras's LGTBIQ+ population.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Aug 12, 2026#lgtbiq-rights#legislation#human-rightsLand Seizures and Threats Drive Indigenous Displacement
Land dispossession and threats are forcing indigenous and Afro-Honduran communities from their ancestral territories, with Honduras's human rights ombudsman documenting 48 land-defender killings and 227 forced-displacement complaints over the past decade.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Aug 9, 2026#indigenous-rights#land-dispossession#human-rights