Guaranteeing fundamental rights in the digital environment is currently a crucial challenge for societies. In the Central American Subregion, the situation is particularly complex.

ICNL led a participatory process engaging over 100 experts from across Latin America and the Caribbean to develop and propose the twelve principles contained in the Declaration, which is also available in Spanish.

The Declaration of Inter-American Principles on the Legal Framework for the Creation, Operation, Financing, and Dissolution of Non-profit Civil Entities were adopted and subsequently forwarded to the Permanent Council for it's consideration and subsequent submission to the General Assembly.

In 2022, El Salvador proposed a restrictive new law that threatened to decimate civil society. The draft law would require civil society organizations (CSOs) to register as foreign agents if they received funding and philanthropic giving from abroad, criminalize many of their normal activities, and impose a 40 percent tax on their financial transactions. Aware that a similar law in a neighboring country had shut down hundreds of organizations, Salvadoran CSOs concluded the region’s civil societies needed to come together and organize a joint defense.

Briefer summarizes these laws and implementation practices governing civil society organization in the 35 Organization of American States member States.

This document was designed to help participants in this process and other stakeholders understand the Principles, advocate for their adoption, assess country laws and practices against the Principles, and convene multi-sector dialogues to discuss the country’s legal environment as compared to the Principles.

On June 30, 2021, ICNL hosted an online discussion for civil society organization representatives from around the world to share best practices on how to address corruption in public responses to COVID-19.

This ICNL Spanish-language publication is based on survey responses submitted by 729 NPO sector representatives from 17 participating countries. The report presents an in-depth analysis of survey findings, as well as recommended reforms that can be implemented through collaboration among civil society organizations, government agencies, regional FATF bodies, and international experts.

Latin American and Caribbean country's legal responses to the COVID-19 and the impacts on freedom of association, peaceful assembly, and expression.

In this report, ICNL presents the first cross-regional survey of SLAPPs in the Global South, along with the first rigorous comparative analysis of anti-SLAPP policy responses undertaken in both the Global North and South.

On April 1, 2020, ICNL hosted Regional Virtual Round Tables for civil society partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to address constraints on key civic freedoms in the rapidly evolving context of the coronavirus pandemic. The meetings resulted in a write-up outlining the discussions and examining various issues. The write-up is available in both English and Spanish.

Last updated: 14 September 2018 - In August 2018, civil society networks entered into a national dialogue aiming to reach agreements on issues such as electoral reform and presidential re-election, violations of human rights, Constitutional reform, and strengthening the rule of law. National consensuses are considered to be essential to avoid another electoral crisis and greater social upheaval.

Honduras_acuerdo.pdf

The Enabling Environment National Assessment (EENA) is an action-oriented research tool designed to assess the legal, regulatory  and policy environment for civil society.

CON G RESO NACIONAL REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS, CENTRO AMERICA COMISION ESPECIAL DE DICTAMEN DEL CODIGO TRIBUTARIO Nosotros, integrantes de la Comisión Especial del Código Tributario […]

1 La Gaceta A. Sección A Acuerdos y Leyes REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS – TEGUCIGALPA, M. D. C., 10 DE FEBRERO DEL 2014 No. 33,351 La […]

Ley 822, Ley de Concertación Tributaria con todas sus reformas incluidas (Revisión Nº 2 al 17 -Dic -2015) Aporte de George A . Lazo Sánchez […]

ICNL edited a compilation of chapters written by law professors from six Latin American countries on models, lessons learned, and recommendations for teaching the laws governing CSOs.

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Congreso Nacional de Honduras 1 LEY MARCO DE LAS POLÍTICAS PÚ BLICAS EN MATERIA SOCIAL Y REDUCCIÓN DE LA POBREZA E X P O S […]

Honduras_hondev.pdf

!1!REGLAMENTO DE LA LEY ESPECIAL DE FOMENTO PARA LAS ORGANIZACIONES NO GUBERNAMENTALES DE DESARROLLO (ONGD) DE LOS ALCANCES DEL REGLAMENTO, DEFINICIONES Y ABREVIATURAS Considerando: Que […]

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1 R EPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS L EY ELECTORAL Y DE LAS O RGANIZACIONES POL ÍTICA S Y SUS REFORMAS ANEXO CONSTITUCIONAL SOBRE LA LEY ELECTORAL […]

    DECRETO 205‐2005  LEY DE TRÁNSITO  TÍTULO I   DISPOSICIONES GENERALES  CAPÍTULO I   DISPOSICIONES GENERALES  ARTÍCULO 1.‐  La presente Ley tiene por objeto la preservación del orden  público, la defensa de la vida, la integridad física de las personas, la protección  de los bienes y el fomento del bienestar social, mediante la regulación legal del  uso y circulación de los vehículos automotores terrestres  y el obligatorio registro  policial de los mismos.  Quedan sujetos a sus disposiciones todas las personas que conduzcan  cualesquiera tipo de vehículos y sus pasajeros, cuando circulen en carreteras,  calles y demás vías públicas o privadas, rurales o urbanas, comprendidas en todo  el territorio nacional, y también los peatones; y,  en su caso, los propietarios de  dichos vehículos, dueños de semovientes o terceros que también hagan uso de  dichas vías públicas o privadas.  Las presentes normas comprenden en lo que se refiere aplicable, los  estacionamientos de vehículos, públicos o privados, los edificios construidos  […]

Ley De Municipalidades Asociación de Municipios de Honduras 1 PODER LEGISLATIVO DECRETO NÚMERO 134-90 EL CONGRESO NACIONAL, CONSIDERANDO: Que la Ley de Municipalidades y del […]

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Poder Judicial de Honduras Centro Electrónico de Documentación e Información Judicial “DECRETO 144-83” CÓDIGO PENAL [1] LIBRO PRIMERO PARTE GENERAL TÍTULO I APLICACIÓN DE LA […]

Poder Judicial de Honduras Centro Electrónico de Documentación e Información Judicial “DECRETO 144-83” CÓDIGO PENAL [1] LIBRO PRIMERO PARTE GENERAL TÍTULO I APLICACIÓN DE LA […]

Honduras_HondurasNGOD.pdf

LEY DEL VOLUNTARIADO DE HONDURAS EXPOSICIÓN DE MOTIVOS HONORABLE CONGRESO NACIONAL: En los últimos años el voluntariado como actividad y los voluntarios y voluntarias de […]

Honduras_HO-Security-Tax-Law.pdf

1 2 Proceso de sistematización: Francisco José Alcaide Canata Revisión y Validación: Gabriela Castellanos Teguc igalpa, Noviembre de 2010 Este documento de sistematización se elaboró […]

This report on human rights defenders in the Americas, published in 2011 by the Inter‐American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), is a follow up to the body's 2006 report on the same subject.

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

Nombre del Trámite: Personalidad jurídica (Iglesia, Comités, Consejos, junta de Agua, Fundaciones, Asociaciones, OPD, ONG) Descripción: Es la existencia legal que se le otorga a […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

Recent Developments in Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras, Iran, Bahrain, and Cambodia Global Trends in NGO Law, Volume 2, Issue 2 (December 2010) Between November 22 and […]

PUBLISHED: MARCH 25, 2006 On Wednesday and Thursday, March 22nd and 23rd, ICNL and our local partner in Honduras, FOPRIDEH, co-hosted Honduras’ first-ever Forum on […]