Additional Context: In 2025, staff working for the OHCHR in 87 countries observed more than 1,300 trials, supported 67,000 survivors of torture, documented tens of thousands of human rights violations, and contributed to the release of more than 4,000 people from arbitrary detention. The OHCHR had been involved in ongoing reform efforts with the Honduran government to reduce the militarization of its prison system, and advance human rights-based reforms to the justice and security sectors. With funding cuts, these efforts have been stifled.

Devex Researcher Note: The OHCHR faced a $54.5 million regular budget shortfall and received $242 million less in voluntary contributions than requested in 2025. While framed as a multi-country issue with many donors pulling back, the funding gap was driven in large part by reductions in U.S. foreign assistance — historically the largest source of U.N. human rights funding.

Source: OHCHR