Honduras upholds ban on clergy officeholders.A ban on clergy running for political offices has been upheld by the Supreme Court of Honduras Honduras (hŏnd  r`əs, –dyr`–; Span., ōnd .
The ban, which dates back to 1830, was overturned by the country's Supreme Electoral Court in June, prompting 14 evangelical Christian ministers to run for seats in the nation's Congress. On July 28, the Supreme Court ruled that the Supreme Electoral Court had violated vi·o·late tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates 1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example). 2. To assault (a person) sexually. 3. two provisions of the nation's Constitution by overturning the ban, the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. reported. Some of the ministers said they would protest the ruling before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the IACHR or, in the three other official languages – Spanish, French, and Portuguese – CIDH) is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS). . |
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