Out of every 100 Hondurans, 91 oppose open cast mining
Written by Marvin Palacios
Author Archives: honduras
NEW DEADLINE: Next Human Rights Accompaniment Training for new volunteers, June 2012 in Atlantic Canada
PLEASE NOTE: PROAH accepts applications on an ongoing basis from individuals who have been trained for human rights accompaniment in the recent past with organizations familiar to PROAH who have extensive experience in accompaniment work in a comparable context and fulfill the rest of the requirements mentioned above and in this PDF.
Honduran Civil Society Coalition Statement on new proposed Mining and Hydrocarbons Law (Feb. 20, 2012)
Original Spanish version is below.
Position of the National Coalition of Environmental and Social Networks regarding the Honduran National Congress’ proposed new Mining and Hydrocarbon Law
Resistencia documentary: Help make it happen!
From www.resistenciathefilm.com – go to the site to watch the trailer and participate in the fundraising campaign! (And to see more of Jesse Freeston’s video journalism, go to TheRealNews.com.)
Resistencia
When a military coup ousted the only president that ever supported them, they occupied the plantations…and these farmers aren’t going anywhere.
Resistencia documentary: Help make it happen!
From www.resistenciathefilm.com – go to the site to watch the trailer and participate in the fundraising campaign! (And to see more of Jesse Freeston’s video journalism, go to TheRealNews.com.)
Resistencia
When a military coup ousted the only president that ever supported them, they occupied the plantations…and these farmers aren’t going anywhere.
Amnesty International: Honduras urged to investigate prison fire deaths
Originallly posted on Amnesty International’s website.
15 febrero 2012
Alert: This Friday the remains of teacher Ilse Ivania Velázquez will be exhumed in Langue
(Versión en español abajo)
Letter from Canadian MPs and Official Opposition Critics re. New Honduran Mining Law
A letter was written February 6, 2012 to Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird. It was signed by five Members of Parliament (MPs), all members of the Official Opposition with the New Democratic Party (NDP) and Official Opposition Critics for the portfolios of Foreign Affairs, Finance, International Cooperation, Human Rights, and International Trade. As a result of information they have received from Canadian and Honduran NGOs, they express their concern regarding the new mining law currently before the Honduran Congress: