This report from COFADEH, the most prominent Human Rights organization in Honduras was released on October 22. It includes violations reported to them which happened between July 16th and October 15th. It documents 21 assassination, four of those assassinated were teachers. There were 4,234 denunciations of violation of fundamental liberties and there are 114 people who have been accused of sedition.
A group of individuals in Washington DC got together and posted approximately 100 crosses which bore the words "End the Coup" and "Close the SOA" in heavily trafficked urban areas, mostly near metro stops. Several crosses stayed up for a full week before they were taken down.
They used zip ties to quickly strap these home-made and hand-painted crosses into place.
Washington DC – A large number of protesters representing different organizations which are opposed to the de facto regime in Honduras gathered in front of the offices of Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter & Associates, the DC based lobbying firm which has a contract with the government of Roberto Micheletti to clean up the image of the coup regime in the United States and internationally.
Juan Almendares
The military coup in Honduras of 28 June 2009 has been stripped of its democratic facade. The watchwords of the de facto regime that has emerged from the violence are: “God, Law and Order”.
Tom Loudon, Monday, October 19th.
According to one of the negotiators of President Zelaya, he has just announced that he was rejecting as “absolutely inacceptable” the proposal of the de facto government that it be the Supreme Court which decides his restitution. At the same time they announced that the dialogue would continue.
Al Jazeera documentary on the Honduran resistance, in two parts.
What?
A protest in front of the DC-based lobbying firm that has been hired by the Honduran coup regime.
Why?
On June 28 the democratically elected President of Honduras Mr Manuel Zelaya was kidnapped and exiled at gunpoint. Swiftly after, a coup regime led by Mr Roberto Micheletti, illegally grabbed power. Since that time there have been hundreds of human rights violations at the hands of the military and police (under the orders of Mr Micheletti).
Yesterday Representatives Raul Grijalva and Jose Serrano circulated a Dear Colleague Letter addressed to President Obama asking him to denounce the human rights situation in Honduras. The letter is posted in a document below. The suspension of Constitutional Rights remains in effect, repression and detentions continue and the radio and TV outlets which were closed by the coup government remain closed. Please send the letter to your Representatives and ask them to be co-sponsors of the letter.
The EU announced that it is determined to sustain pressure on the Micheletti government until a solution is reached to the crisis in Honduras. The EU will prepare a list of coercive measures to be applied to members of Michelettis cabinent. It is also considering if the countries of the EU will recognize the November elections as legitimate.
