CIDH Report Documents Jailing of Street Children in 1990s Tegucigalpa

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 5, 2026 · Originally reported July 5, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

A 1999 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights report found that homeless children in Tegucigalpa were unlawfully arrested and held in an adult prison, where they faced physical and sexual abuse in violation of Honduran law and international child-protection standards.

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