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Legislative Decree No. 95-2026 — Approval of Amendment No. 1 Extending the Term of Contract No. SG-010-B/S-CISPN-2025 of the National Penitentiary Institute

The National Congress approves the extension of a contract deadline for the National Penitentiary Institute with Inversiones Salam company until March 15, 2026. The contract, for 84.9 million lempiras, is for supplying and installing X-ray scanners in penitentiary facilities. The extension is due to delays in manufacturing and international delivery of the equipment.

Legislative Decree No. 119-2026 — Reform of Articles 8, 13, and 14 of Decree No. 59-2012, Law Against Human Trafficking

This law strengthens the Inter-institutional Commission Against Human Trafficking (CICESCT) by expanding its member institutions and participants. It increases the Board of Directors' powers for better administrative control and allows the President to directly appoint the Executive Secretary if public recruitment fails. It benefits trafficking victims by improving institutional coordination to combat this crime.

Agreement No. SEDS-614-2026 — Creation of the Integrated Center for Knowledge Management

This agreement creates the Integrated Knowledge Management Center within the Police Strategic Studies Institute. The center generates information and security analysis to help the National Police and authorities make better decisions, through two departments: one that conducts strategic studies and another that monitors police performance with data and statistics.

Agreement No. SEDS-613-2026 — Creation of the Center for Minimum Standards of the Police Profession

This law creates the Center for Minimum Standards of the Police Profession, a technical body under the Police National Planning Directorate. The Center designs, organizes, and implements minimum standards to strengthen training, performance evaluation, human rights compliance, and quality of police service in Honduras.

Agreement No. 709-2026 — Suppression of the Anti-Gangs Police Directorate Against Organized Crime (DIPAMPCO)

This agreement eliminates the Anti-Gangs and Organized Crime Police Directorate (DIPAMPCO), created in 2022. Its employees will be transferred to the Human Resources Directorate for reassignment, while its assets, equipment, and budget will be distributed according to police needs.

Agreement — Teacher Career System of the Police Education Directorate

This agreement establishes the Center for Minimum Standards of the Police Profession, a specialized department that designs and evaluates performance criteria, competencies, and skills that all police officers must meet according to their rank and duties. The Center sets standards for training, education, and evaluation to continuously improve police professionalism, incorporating human rights and citizen service principles.

Legislative Decree No. 103-2026 — Reform to Articles 580 of the Penal Code and 45 of the Criminal Procedure Code

This law reduces penalties for illegal possession of permitted firearms (1-6 years) and authorizes resolving these cases through alternative agreements between the accused and victim for first-time offenders without violence. It aims to reduce court congestion and allocate judicial resources more efficiently to serious crimes.

Legislative Decree No. 111-2026 — Reform to Articles 66, 208 and 210 of the Penal Code on Femicide and Gender-Based Violence

This law increases penalties for femicide in Honduras from 25-30 years to 25-40 years depending on severity, and creates specialized courts for these cases. It aims to protect women from gender-based violence by defining it as unequal power relationships based on control, humiliation, or economic dependence, responding to the crisis of 240 violent deaths of women in 2024.

Legislative Decree No. 92-2026 — Promotion to the Next Immediate Rank of Officers of the National Police

Executive Agreement No. 036-DP-2026 — Authorization for Direct Contracting with the National Penitentiary Institute for acquisition of goods and services

Agreement No. 004-2026 — Classification of Public Information as Restricted by the National Penitentiary Institute

Decreto Legislativo No. 84-2026 — Reforma a artículos del Código Penal y Código Procesal Penal para fortalecer persecución de extorsión y maras y pandillas

This law increases penalties for extortion (15 to 20 years imprisonment) and creates aggravated offenses when committed by gang members. It also harshly punishes the use of fake police uniforms to commit crimes, sanctions telecommunications companies that fail to verify customer identities, and strengthens procedural tools to investigate organized crime, including vulnerable witness protection and fast access to banking and communications records.

Decreto Legislativo No. 43-2023 — Reforma del delito de lavado de activos para incluir delitos penales graves como delitos determinantes

Decreto Ejecutivo No. 03-2026 — Prórroga de nombramientos y vigencia de Acuerdos Ejecutivos de Comisión Interventora del Sistema Penitenciario Nacional

This decree extends until April 30, 2026 the appointments of Othoniel Gross Castillo as president and Erwin Lara Franco and Raúl Fuentes Borjas as deputies of the Commission overseeing Honduras's National Penitentiary System. These officials continue managing the country's prisons with authority delegated by the President of the Republic.

Special Law on the Commission against Corruption

This law establishes the CICIH, an independent international commission backed by the UN, to investigate and prosecute high-impact corruption cases in Honduras for 5 years. The CICIH acts as an autonomous complainant to combat public fraud, money laundering, illicit enrichment, and other serious corruption crimes, working with the Public Ministry.

Agreement No. 02-2025

This agreement establishes November 15th as "National Penitentiary System Day" to commemorate the date when the construction of the first Central Penitentiary of Tegucigalpa was ordered in 1882. It affects all penitentiary institutions in Honduras, which must hold commemorative ceremonies and historical events on that date each year to recognize the importance of this system for public safety and society.

Agreement No. 01-2025

This agreement establishes November 13 as "Day of the Honduran Penitentiary Officer" to honor and recognize the work of prison guards in the country, also commemorating President Marco Aurelio Soto Martínez, who modernized the prison system with humanitarian principles. It aims to motivate and boost the morale of penitentiary staff by acknowledging their sacrifice and work in custody and rehabilitation of incarcerated persons.

Decree 57-2025

This decree establishes July 30th as National Day Against Human Trafficking in Honduras to raise awareness about this crime and strengthen the State's efforts against it. All public, educational, and community institutions must conduct awareness activities on that date, and schools must incorporate human trafficking prevention programs into their curriculum.

Decreto Legislativo No. 57-2025 — Declara el 30 de Julio como Día Nacional contra la Trata de Personas

Honduras declares July 30 as National Day Against Human Trafficking to raise awareness and strengthen prevention efforts. Public, educational, and community institutions must conduct awareness activities on this date, and the education system must teach students about the risks and prevention of human trafficking.

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Executive Agreement 003-2025 by which promotions to the next higher rank are granted to members of the Police Career

This agreement promotes 6 members of the National Police to the rank of Auxiliary Sub-Inspectors, recognizing their performance and merit in the police career. The promotions are effective as of June 1, 2025 and comply with the requirements established in the Police Career Law.

Decreto Ejecutivo No. PCM-23-2025 — Declaración de estado de emergencia fitosanitaria por plaga de Langosta Voladora Centroamericana

This decree suspends certain constitutional rights for 45 days (from July 3 to August 16, 2025) throughout Honduras to combat organized crime. It authorizes police and armed forces to detain people suspected of crimes like extortion, drug trafficking, and murder. It affects citizens in specific municipalities, aiming to restore national security and peace against gang violence.

Acuerdo Ejecutivo No. 003-2025 — Ascenso al grado inmediato superior de Aspirantes a Oficiales Auxiliares

This agreement promotes 6 aspiring auxiliary police officers to the rank of Auxiliary Sub-Inspectors effective June 1, 2025. The promotions are granted for meeting merit and seniority requirements under the Police Career Law, benefiting these members of the police institution.

Edicto — Aviso de incautación de bienes en situación de abandono - Aeronave Cessna

The State seizes a Cessna 310 aircraft and various equipment (engines, pumps, tools) found abandoned following a 2019 operation against organized crime. The law orders publication of this notice to notify potential owners that they lose their rights to these assets, as they were used in illegal activities linked to drug trafficking.