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Security & Strategic Review - August 2003

HONDURAS: Honduras passes law first

In neighbouring Honduras, on 3 July President Ricardo Maduro launched his long-awaited second drive against violent crime ? four days after the national assembly passed legislation making mere membership in a mara punishable by 9-12 years in prison. 

The law has met with a mixed reception: business groups applauding it, humanitarian groups arguing that it will only be successful if the government tackles the roots of violent crime, namely poverty (at 79% Honduras boasts the highest rate in Latin America), unemployment, corruption and drug trafficking. Codeh, the leading human rights organisation, says the police force itself is corrupt and needs to be purged.

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