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.

“We are seeing a mass migration from Honduras from women who are fleeing everything from domestic violence to violence by gang members, and often there’s overlap between the two,” says Lori ...

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 ...

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 ...

Domestic violence in and around Chicago began an annual increase in 2019, ... Now, a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or legal path back to reunite in Honduras. ICE took her mother.

Honduras has started an El Salvador-style mass sweep of prisons and arrested a suspect in a pool-hall shooting last week that killed 11 people. Police suggested the pool-hall killings may be ...

Metro Nashville Police say that an ongoing investigation into the deaths of two men found in April of 2025 has led to the ...

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 ...

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.