Honduras
Region: Americas / Population: 10,645M / Female Population: 5,285M
Gender Inequality Index Rank
Global Gender Gap Index Rank
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence
Country Snapshots were developed by UN Women on the basis of information contained in the database, completed with other relevant sources
Laws & Policies
Constitutional Provisions on Violence against Women and Girls (VAW/G)
NO
No specific provisions on violence against women in the Constitution. However, it does include gender equality and prohibitions of discrimination based on sex.
Stand-alone EVAW/G Law
NO
Honduras does not have a standalone law on violence against women. Such violence is addressed primarily through the Domestic Violence Law (Decree No. 132-97), which is gender-neutral and does not recognize the structural and gendered nature of violence.
While femicide is defined and criminalized under Article 118-A of the Penal Code, acknowledging power imbalances and misogynistic motives, this framing does not extend to other forms of violence against women.
National Action Plan on VAW/G (latest one that is currently into force)
NO
There are no public records of a national plan on violence against women and girls in Honduras.
Experiencing Violence?
