Congress Takes Up Bill to Lower Age of Criminal Responsibility
Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 21, 2026 · Originally reported October 21, 2026 by Congreso Nacional
A congressional committee has opened consultations with justice officials, human rights groups, and child welfare agencies on a proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility and stiffen penalties for those under 18 in Honduras.
An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Congreso Nacional, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.