Agro Law Used to Evict Garífuna Community in San Juan

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 15, 2026 · Originally reported July 15, 2026 by Criterio.hn

Police invoked Honduras's new agroindustrial protection law for the first time to remove Garífuna residents from ancestral land in San Juan, Tela, bringing five usurpation charges and drawing accusations that the law violates an Inter-American Court ruling that protects the community's territory.

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Also reported by: El Libertador, CESPAD Honduras, Radio América Honduras

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