Honduras
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- January 20, 1982, amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Roman, Spanish, and partly Anglo-Saxon law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court of Justice, judges elected for four years by the National Assembly
RELIGIONS
97% Catholic; 3% Protestant
From the country
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Security Ministry's head of internal affairs, Maria...
The Security Ministry's head of internal affairs, Maria Luisa Borjas, said that police officers had been involved in the summary execution of at least 20 suspected criminals over the last four years
- JUNE 15, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
More and more Hondurans are calling for the return...
More and more Hondurans are calling for the return of the death penalty as one way to stem the crime wave sweeping the country and deter the type of horrific murders that have made headlines in recent weeks
- JANUARY 1, 2002HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras at Art
- OCTOBER 6, 2001HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino...
Honduran Ambassador to the United States Hugo Noe Pino is travelling to Tegucigalpa to ask for information regarding the case of a Honduran citizen on death row in Texas
- APRIL 25, 2001HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduras was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Honduras was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras at Art
- APRIL 26, 2000HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduras cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Honduras cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras (1982) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras (1982) at Art
- APRIL 28, 1999HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduras was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Honduras was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras (1982) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras (1982) at Art