GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEHONDURASMEASURESLAW FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN IN CONTEXTS OF HUMANITARIAN CRISES, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND EMERGENCIES / LEY PARA LA PROTECCIóN DE LAS MUJERES EN CONTEXTOS DE CRISIS HUMANITARIAS, DESASTRES NATURALES Y EMERGENCIAS
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Law for the Protection of Women in Contexts of Humanitarian Crises, Natural Disasters, and Emergencies / Ley para la Protección de las Mujeres en contextos de Crisis Humanitarias, Desastres Naturales y Emergencias
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2023
Brief Description

Approved through Legislative Decree No. 9-2023 on March 17, 2023, and published in the Official Gazette on May 2 of the same year. It included significant participation from the women’s movement; currently, its regulation is being developed by a coordination group made up of institutions, cooperation agencies, and representatives from the women’s movement.

Original language:

Aprobada mediante Decreto Legislativo No.9-2023 del 17 de marzo de 2023 y publicada en el Diario Oficial la Gaceta el 2 de mayo del mismo año. Contó con una participación importante del movimiento de mujeres; actualmente se trabaja en la reglamentación de la misma desde una mesa de coordinación de la institucionalidad, cooperación y representación del movimiento de mujeres.

Source of Information
Progress Report on the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action within the Beijing+30 Review, Honduras, 2024
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