Anti-Terrorism Law Lets Security Council Suspend Protections, Lawyers Warn

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 13, 2026 · Originally reported October 13, 2026 by Criterio.hn

Human-rights lawyers warn that Honduras's new anti-terrorism law gives the National Defense and Security Council broad power to intervene in territories and suspend constitutional guarantees without proper congressional oversight.

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