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By Honduras Accompaniment Project,

International Mission Finds Human Rights Violations in Aguan Valley, Honduras

Tegucigalpa, Mar 5, 2011. (Prensa Latina) A total of 19 Honduran peasants were
killed in Bajo Aguan from Jan 2010 until today and all the crimes
remain unpunished, according to an International Mission that visited the area.

During the investigation that conducted between Feb 25 and Mar
4, 2011 the International Mission found numerous violations of human rights.

The leaders and members of peasant organizations have been threatened

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By Trauma Healing

Bolivia stands alone at Cancun

Bolivia Information Forum, Jan.2011- During the December UN climate change conference in Cancún, Mexico, Bolivia was the only country not to sign up to the final agreement. Evo Morales described the document as a ‘bad result for the people of the world’, which would result in increasing and worse natural disasters.

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By Honduras Accompaniment Project

Accompaniment Delegation visits teachers jailed after yesterday’s protest

This morning, members of the Accompaniment delegation, responding to a request for human rights accompaniment, arrived at the police station where four teachers have been detained since yesterday. Other concerned citizens and representatives of the human rights community gathered outside of the police station this morning as well. Police, in riot gear had closed off both ends of the block.  Eventually, delegation members were granted access to the jailed teachers as well as their attorney.

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