On November 28, 2021, Honduras will hold general elections, with over 5 million registered voters asked to choose between candidates for 298 mayors, 256 congresspeople, and one president. …

Tegucigalpa, May 18, 2021. The Asociación para una sociedad más Justa (ASJ-Honduras) and at least 194 other organizations, including churches, academia, private enterprise and civil society, sent a letter to the administration of U.S. …

Tegucigalpa. The Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa (ASJ-Honduras), Honduran chapter of Transparency International, was selected Wednesday as a winner of the 2021 World Justice Challenge in the category Anticorruption and Open Government. This year, the global competition of the World Justice Project (WJP) focused on identifying, recognizing and promoting…

With national rebuilding and a transition of power on the agenda in Honduras in 2020, it is essential that leaders in the international community show their support for peace, justice, and transparency. Download the full report. As the Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa (ASJ-Honduras), Transparency International’s national chapter, looks back on 2020, it is clear that the forces of nature and corrupt institutions both dealt serious blows to Honduras. The consequences for transparency were reflected in Honduras’ 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index score of 24/100, an…

In the midst of a global pandemic that has overwhelmed Honduras, two category 4 hurricanes hit Honduras, affecting over 4.2 million people¹. ASJ is responding by providing relief to vulnerable communities and advocating for transparent, effective government responses to these crises. Download the full report.

Across the globe, COVID-19 has led civil society leaders to reflect anew on what it takes to build a more just society. Honduras is no different. With over 25,428 COVID-19 cases and 677 deaths (as of publication date), the country faces the challenge of caring for those most impacted by…

From 2018 to 2019, Honduras’s Corruption Perceptions Index score decreased from 29 points to 26 points, and the country ranked as more corrupt, its global ranking having slipped from 132 to 146. Results show Hondurans’ deteriorating confidence in political leadership and institutions. Countries where private interests unduly influence elections and…

54% of Hondurans estimate that corruption has increased in the last year, but 78% believe that ordinary people can be a part of making a difference in the fight against corruption. More than half of Hondurans see the government and the National Congress as the most corrupt institutions in the…

As of 2017, Honduras’ has an impunity rate of 87%, nine points lower than the previous impunity rate of 96% from 2012 — due to an over 50% reduction in homicide rates. The decrease in the impunity rate is due primarily to the reduction of homicides and not to the…