Global Database on Violence against Women
Honduras
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :278 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 11 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :336 % (3)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :101 (4)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :78 (5)
Honduras Search Data
1 - 10 de 34 ResultsArticle 70 of the Constitution
Honduras | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Criminal Code "Femicide"
Honduras | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Femicide/Feminicide
Article 68 of the Constitution
Honduras | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud
Honduras | 2011 | 2012
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Capacitaciones Específicas Sobre Violencia Contra La Mujer
Honduras | 2010
Type of Measure : Justice > Training, Education > Non-formal education
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Línea 114 “Vivir Sin Violencia Y Con Respeto”
Honduras | 2010
Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Casas Refugio
Honduras | 2010
Type of Measure : Social services > Shelter/Safe accommodation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Juzgados Contra La Violencia Doméstica
Honduras | 2010
Type of Measure : Police > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
La Política Nacional De La Mujer: Segundo Plan De Igualdad Y Equidad De Género
Honduras | 2010 | 2022
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Campaña: “El Acceso A La Justicia Para Las Mujeres, Un Derecho Humano En Los Casos De Violencia Doméstica”
Honduras | 2008
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
(1) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: Secretaría de Salud [Honduras], Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) e ICF International, 2013. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Demografía 2011-2012. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Secretaría de Salud [Honduras], Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) e ICF International, 2013. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Demografía 2011-2012. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
(3) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF SDG Target 5.3.1 global database 2018, based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other nationally representative surveys.
(4) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2016.
(5) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2016.
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