Violations of the Human Rights of Women During the Honduran Coup: an Interview with the First Lady
Las violaciones de derechos humanos de mujeres en honduras, entrevista a la primera dama de la nación. Golpe de estado en Honduras.
History is Tattoed on the Honduran Streets
Aquí nadie se rinde — La historia se escribe en las calles
The recent history of Honduras in street art.
Video: News Overview of the Honduran Coup
This is an excellent overview or introduction to the coup in Honduras. This story is not being reported on by the mainstream media.
Report from 6th International Delegation – Women Religious accompany people of Honduras
<p> <font size="2"><i>We thank everyone for their prayers for the Honduran people, and for our delegation this week. Our delegation will issue a more formal report after we return home, but informal notes follow in order to share a glimpse of what we are experiencing. While we are the sixth delegation in a series of international human rights missions since the coup on June 28th, we are the first religious delegation.</i> <br />
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Report from 6th International Delegation – Women Religious accompany people of Honduras
We thank everyone for their prayers for the Honduran people, and for our delegation this week. Our delegation will issue a more formal report after we return home, but informal notes follow in order to share a glimpse of what we are experiencing. While we are the sixth delegation in a series of international human rights missions since the coup on June 28th, we are the first religious delegation.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Preliminary Observations on visit to Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, August 21, 2009 — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today concluded its on-site visit to Honduras, which began on August 17, 2009. The purpose of the visit was to observe the human rights situation in the context of the coup d’état of June 28, 2009. The delegation was composed of the IACHR President, Luz Patricia Mejía; the First Vice President, Víctor Abramovich; the Second Vice President and Rapporteur for Honduras, Felipe González; Commissioner Paolo Carozza; and Executive Secretary Santiago A. Canton. The Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Catalina Botero, was also part of the delegation.
Honduras: Out of the vortex—into the vacuum
I returned on Saturday from an intense two weeks of accompanying International delegations in Honduras.
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Human Rights Observation Delegation to Honduras
Since a military coup removed President Zelaya on June 28th, the situation in Honduras has become increasingly tense. Honduran human rights and civil society groups continue to report serious violations of civil and human rights against activists, journalists and other social leaders expressing opposition to the coup.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Thursday, August 13, 2009
Wednesday’s Events in Tegucigalpa
We had breathed a collective sigh of relief that the mass mobilizations of Tuesday had passed without major incident. In the morning on Wednesday, part of our delegation went to join that day’s march which, after an extended assembly at the University headed off towards downtown Tegucigalpa. Three of us who have been coordinating spent the morning writing a framework for an ongoing presence of delegations.
Action Alert: Day After Attacks in Honduras
Thank you for your calls to the US State Department and Ambassador Llorens to denounce the brutal repression unleashed on peaceful protestors yesterday in Honduras. Today, people are stunned , injured and reeling from the impact of yesterday’s attacks by Honduran police and military.