New Release–Nicaragua: Surviving the Legacy of U.S. Policy – Available in May
Release Date: May 2011
Rep. McGovern releases Dear Colleague Letter on Honduras – Urge your rep to sign on!
More Bloodshed in Bajo Aguán
April 23, 2011 – Two peasant leaders were found decapitated in the Bajo Aguán, Atlantic Honduras, after being captured by security guards of landowners in the zone, stated Gilberto Ríos, President of FIAN-Honduras.
Embattled Honduran Radio Station Reaches First Birthday (Witness for Peace)
From Witness for Peace blog:
U.S. to Open a New Military Base in Honduras
Tegucigalpa – Douglas M. Fraser, Commander of the U.S.
Community radio stations under fire – Zacate Grande radio celebrates One year Anniversary
Community radio stations still fighting to survive
German Public Bank Cancels Financing due to Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
DEG, an investment bank of the German government based in Cologne, announced yesterday in a letter to the International Committee of FIAN that after analyzing the land conflict in Honduras’ Lower Aguán they have decided to terminate their contractual relationship with Honduras’ Dinant Corporation.
Perez Esquivel: To forget is not good for the people
The Commission of Truth met with representatives of the G-16. “To forget is not good for the people; all people have the right to truth, justice and reparation. We cannot speak of reconciliation in a vacuum; forgetting leads us to commit serious mistakes and to difficulties” stated the Commissioner of the Commission of Truth