Bajo Aguán: a “special administrative region” for human rights violations
Peasant and popular organizations denounce a new wave of repression
New U.S. Ship Deployment to Costa Rica Heightens Tensions
12/01/2011 by John Lindsay-Poland. The Costa Rican legislature on December 20 approved another deployment of dozens of U.S.
Radio interview with Honduras Delegation participant
Sarah Hogarth, participant in the Friendship Office delegation to Honduras, November 2010 was recently interviewed on WBAI, a local Pacifica affiliate in NYC. To hear the full interview: http://lawanddisorder.org/2011/01/law-and-disorder-january-31-2011/.
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.
Delegation visits Zacate Grande
"La tierra no se vende, se cuide y se defiende"
"The land is not for sale, it is to be cared for and protected"
Thousands march in Honduras today
A broad coalition of Hondurans (teachers, unions, GLBT community, Human rights defenders, young people, ordinary folks, etc.) participated in today’s march and demonstration organized by the Frente National de Resistencia Popular, the main organizing force against the coup d’etat and the repression that continues.
Urgent Action for Spanish Speakers – Please call now!
Partners in Honduras have advised that at 4pm today, January 27, three peasants were detained by police during an eviction of one hundred families by police and military in the campamento “Buenos Amigos” in Saba Colón. It is not clear if security forces had an eviction order or arrest warrants. Community members reported that one of the detained men had been tortured.
Mobilizations across Honduras today
Today, January 27th, marks the one year anniversary of the Lobo government which came to power through elections conducted by the defacto government responsible for the June 2009 coup detat and widely considered to be illegitimate. It also marks the one year anniversary of the forced exile of President Manuel Zelaya.
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.
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.