Litigating Organization: C-Libre
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Carlos Ávila Case
Carlos Eduardo Ávila Aguilera is a journalist, writer, high school teacher, and political leader in Choluteca, Honduras. He has faced prolonged legal persecution since 2007 when he published articles in media outlets about the complaints of sexual harassment filed by four underage students against a professor at the José Cecilio del Valle Institute. For more…
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Action of unconstitutionality against the reform to Honduras’ Penal Code
On May 10, 2020, the new Criminal Code entered into force in Honduras, through Decree no. 130-2017. This legal instrument includes several criminal offenses that criminalize journalism and the defense of human rights, and limit the right to information, freedom of expression, and the right to protest. Several actions of unconstitutionality against it are pending…