President Lobo expressed his belief in his right to form a commission to review the decisions of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ). He stated that, “I have the right to know the truth, what the opinion of the issues are by lawyers, above all, because there are different points of view”. “This has no […]
The Bar of Anti-Corruption Lawyers (La Barra de Abogados Anticorrupción) believes President Porfirio Lobo is violating the Constitution. A complaint was lodged on Monday by representatives of the Bar of Anti-Corruption Lawyers, who consider that the President is breaking the Constitution by proposing the addition of a review committee to oversee the decisions of the […]
The Honduran Supreme Court of Justice announced today that the criminal “Shorty”, who has recently been hailed as a hero of sorts by the general public, was turned down for a Presidential Pardon. President Pepe Lobo was moved to request the pardon of Marco “Shorty” Antonio Bonilla, a prisoner of the Comayagua Penal Institute, when […]
The Supreme Court of Honduras has acquited the military commanders involved in ushering former President Manuel Zelaya Rosales out of the country on June 28, 2009. In a twelve – three vote, the Judges of the Supreme Court of Justice, (CSJ), confirmed the definitive dismissal of the case against the six former military commanders. The […]
The First Lady, Rosa Elena Wolf, the Presidential Minister, María Antonieta Guillén, and the President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Jorge Rivera Avilés, yesterday inaugurated the Gender Unit of the Judiciary, whose principal activity will be incorporating a cross-gender perspective on planning and management of the State. “My presence at this solemn ceremony is […]