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December 9, 2022

Honduras Suspends Constitutional Rights in Crackdown on Organized Crime
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In Honduras, human rights defenders are warning of possible violations
after the government of President Xiomara Castro enacted a state of
exception, suspending some constitutional rights in Honduras's two
largest cities, the capital Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. The move is
part of a massive crackdown on gangs and crime. Thousands of police have
been deployed in both cities to target people suspected of being
involved in criminal activity with arbitrary arrests and searches. The
measure is scheduled to be in place for one month, but Honduran
lawmakers have the power to extend it. A similar decree was imposed in
neighboring El Salvador in March.


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