Lawmakers Would Quit Human-Rights Treaties to Lower Age of Criminal Responsibility

Published on Honduras Daily · Nov 8, 2026 · Originally reported November 6, 2026 by Criterio.hn

Members of Congress say Honduras should withdraw from international human-rights treaties if they stand in the way of lowering the age of criminal responsibility, a change the lawmakers want folded into planned criminal-code reforms.

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