Honduras Congress Approves Controversial Penal Reform Over Court Objections

Honduras' National Congress approved a penal reform that toughens sentences for gangs, permits warrantless searches, and mandates preventive detention, overriding 10 Supreme Court recommendations warning of unconstitutionality. Human rights defenders warn the measures risk criminalizing protest and enabling arbitrary detentions. The reform signals a significant expansion of state power in the name of security, with legal and human rights implications under dispute.

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