Honduran organizations demand the annulment of the agro-industrial law and stop evictions in ancestral territories
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Published at: 13/08/2026 11:08 AM
Peasant, indigenous and Garifuna organizations in Honduras expressed their rejection of the Agroindustrial Law as a legal instrument that prioritizes corporate interests over original land rights, while demanding the annulment of criminal proceedings and evictions against land defenders.
The regulations, approved by the National Congress in June 2026, include priority enforcement measures that have already been applied to violent evictions, as reported by the affected communities, Telesur reported.
Jessica Trinidad, general coordinator of the National Network of Women Human Rights Defenders, specified that since the entry into force of the law, there have been two forced expulsions, the first in the Garifuna community of San Juan, on the Caribbean coast, and the second in El Tulito, Choluteca, in the south of the country, events that she attributed to the legal protection granted to the business sector.
The organizations also pointed out an asymmetry in the application of justice, because while the State executes evictions in ancestral territories, the neocolonial project Próspera continues to operate in Roatán despite the fact that the Supreme Court of Justice declared employment and economic development areas unconstitutional from their origin.
Miriam Miranda, coordinator of the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras, questioned institutional action, warning that communities are evicted as long as there is no action against companies such as Próspera, which she accused of taking over indigenous, Garifuna and Honduran territories.
Mazo News Team