Cespad Says State Uses Criminal Law to Shield Agribusiness

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 25, 2026 · Originally reported June 24, 2026 by Criterio.hn

A civil-society watchdog warns that the Asfura administration is pushing laws that criminalize peasant and indigenous land claims while protecting agribusiness interests, pointing to a sweeping anti-terrorism statute, an agroindustrial-protection law, and an expansion of self-defense rights tied to defending property.