Child-Protection Bill Stalls in Congress Amid Abuse Crisis

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 12, 2026 · Originally reported September 10, 2026 by Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

A coalition of civil-society groups is pressing Congress to urgently pass a comprehensive law shielding children from sexual abuse, pointing to alarming figures: 57 girls suffer sexual violence every day in Honduras, yet authorities log only one report every 3.2 hours, and seven in ten cases occur within the family.

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