Justice System Comes Down Hard on Land Defenders, Critic Says

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 21, 2026 · Originally reported July 20, 2026 by El Libertador

A prominent defense lawyer argues that Honduras's justice system treats environmental and land-rights activists as high-risk criminals while going easy on powerful figures, pointing to the Guapinol case and five Garifuna defendants arrested in San Juan.

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