2012: A Police Officer Killed Every Five Days

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 25, 2026 · Originally reported June 25, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Honduras's national human-rights commission documented 65 police officers murdered in 2012, an average of one death every five days, with 85% of the cases still unsolved and most victims killed while off duty.

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