In Honduras, poverty, gang violence and corruption are fueling a domestic-violence epidemic in the Central American country where on average, a woman is murdered every 13 hours. As a result, many ...

For more than 30 years, Gladys Lanza has run an organization dedicated to ending violence against women in Honduras. She says domestic violence is as much a cultural problem as a policy issue.

Domestic violence was the leading reported crime in Honduras, according to a March 2015 report by the United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women.

Ana Cruz, the director of the Asociacion Calidad de Vida, opened the shelter 27 years ago. Back then, she was hearing about women trying to report domestic violence to authorities, only to be ...

Domestic violence, femicide and criminal impunity have been persistent problems in Honduras. According to the United Nations, Honduras has the highest femicide rate in the Latin American region ...

The government of Honduras announced on Saturday that it will suspend some constitutional rights in areas of two main cities controlled by criminal groups. Skip to main content ...

The government of Honduras has vowed to crush gang and prison violence — borrowing a page out of neighboring El Salvador's anti-gang crackdown playbook.

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS — The government of Honduras announced on Saturday that it will suspend some constitutional rights in areas of two main cities controlled by criminal groups.