Citizen insecurity, a product of the growth of criminality and delinquency, has been one of the country’s critical problems in the last two decades. Honduras, despite the progressive decrease in homicide rates, continues to be the most violent country in Central America and the second most violent in Latin America. There is no doubt that … Leer más
Dowload here: Balance de seguridad WEB (1) Expectations of change for the citizenry opened when Xiomara Castro assumed the presidency of Honduras on January 27, 2022, with the promise that she would fight for the defense of human rights. “The re-foundation of Honduras begins with the re-establishment of the human being, the inviolability of life, … Leer más
January 30, 2024, by Redacción Written by Lucía Vijil Saybe Despite the recognition of the progress made by the government of President Xiomara Castro on climate change issues, the dynamics of environmental conflict continue in many areas of Honduras where extractive projects are present. In fact, in the first days of January 2024, the demonstrations … Leer más
June 28, 2023 by Redacción Written by: Rubén Escobar After a few years in force, the “impunity pacts” have allowed many people accused of crimes such as money laundering, front men for drug traffickers, and corrupt people to go free, and have their assets returned to them. For this reason, the repeal of these decrees … Leer más
December 7, 2023, by Redacción Written by Lucía Vijil Saybe The municipality of Tocoa is at the center of the debate for the open town hall that will be held on December 9, 2023. Citizens are called upon to make decisions about the installation of the ECOTEK – Tocoa Energy power plant. However, with the … Leer más
Written by Gustavo Irías, Executive Director of CESPAD Download PDF here March 18, 2024 Once again, the discussion and possible approval of the controversial Tax Justice Law was placed on the country’s agenda, a regulation that has the active resistance of the country’s traditional (economic and political) elites. In this regard, the vice president of … Leer más
Written by Gustavo Irías, Executive Director of CESPAD Download PDF here March 10, 2024 At the close of last week, the high-profile trial against the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH) for drug trafficking crimes, came to an end with a … Leer más