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The Honduran government provided bases for U.S. backed counter-revolutionary armies operating in Nicaragua. Between 1981 and 1984, several forced disappearances were carried out by the military, as proved before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights .
The Republic of Honduras is organized according to Title I: On the State [1] of the Honduran Constitution of 1982. According to Title V: Branches of the Government, [2] the three administrative branches are the legislative, executive and judicial. The legislative branch is the National Congress, which is elected by direct vote.
Honduras is divided into 18 departments (Spanish: departamentos).Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Honduras.The governor represents the executive branch in the region in addition to acting as intermediary between municipalities and various national authorities; resolves issues arising between municipalities; oversees the penitentiaries and prisons in ...
Castro, who ordered her government to withdraw from the treaty after the U.S. ambassador expressed concern over a meeting between Honduran and Venezuelan defense officials, suggested the treaty ...
A large majority of Honduran farmers live in extreme poverty, or below 180 US dollars per capita. [92] Currently one fourth of children are affected by chronic malnutrition. [91] WFP is currently working with the Honduran government on a School Feeding Program which provides meals for 21,000 Honduran schools, reaching 1.4 million school ...
According to the 1982 Constitution of Honduras, the Government of Honduras consists of three branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial. The president is the head of the Executive branch, their primary duty being to "execute and enforce the Constitution, treaties and conventions, laws and other legal dispositions".
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -Honduras' foreign ministry on Wednesday said it would end a more than a century-old extradition treaty with the U.S. after Washington's ambassador expressed concern about a ...
The Honduran Congress is a unicameral legislature. The nominal President of the National Congress of Honduras is currently Luis Redondo. Its members are 128 deputies, who are elected on a proportional representation basis, by department, to serve four-year terms.