Honduras: Crisis in aftermath of elections
In the aftermath of highly controversial elections in Honduras, COFADEH (Committee of the Detained and Disappeared in Honduras) issues an URGENT ACTION warning of a human rights catastrophe.
Senator Leahy Statement on Report of the Independent Team of Experts on assassination ob Berta Caceres
Reaction Of Senator Patrick Leahy
To The Report Of The Independent Team Of Experts
Investigating The Assassination Of Berta Caceres In Honduras
To The Report Of The Independent Team Of Experts
Investigating The Assassination Of Berta Caceres In Honduras
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017
Independent Legal Experts release findings of investigation into who ordered the murder of Berta Caceres
The New York Times published a new article on the intellectual authorship behind Berta Cáceres' assassination. An international legal team has investigated her murder and presented their findings in Honduras this week.
Paris Accord: US Out – Nicaragua In
While Donald Trump gives the appearance of wavering over his decision to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Nicaragua has decided to sign it. It was one of only two countries not to sign in Paris last year; the other was Syria. Nicaragua abstained out of principle: the agreement didn’t go far enough. The target – to keep the average global temperature no more than 2ºC above pre-industrial levels – was too high, and in any case unlikely to be met.
Rep. Kaptur statement on escalation of risk for human rights defenders in Honduras
Rep. Kaptur issused a statement of concern in response to an escalation of risk for human rights defenders in Honduras following intimidation and public threats to Fr. Ismael Moreno, SJ, Bertha Oliva and the Caceres family. In her statement, Rep. Kaptur underscores the responsibility to speak out on behalf of those at risk and to support the Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act – HR-1299.
Rep. Ellison and Schakowsky register concern about threat to human rights defenders in Honduras
Representatives Ellison and Schakowsky issued statements of concern following an intensification of threats and intimidation targeting the family of Berta Caceres and other human rights defenders in Honduras.
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights troubled by violence targeting human rights defenders.
The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights stressed the need to protect human rights defenders in Honduras. During a visit to the country he said, “They are doing a tremendous service for the long-term future of Honduras and should never be attacked, punished or stigmatized.”
Senators send letter to St. Dept. on DEA role in Ahuas killings.
Four top-ranking Senators, including Cardin (Ranking Dem. on Foreign Relations committee), Feinstein (Ranking on Judiciary, which oversees the DEA), Leahy (Ranking on Approps.), and Chuck Grassley (REPUBLICAN CHAIR of Judiciary), send letter about oversight of the DEA in the aftermath of the Inspector Generals’ report about killings in Ahuas, Honduras.
Sen. Cardin Condemns Attack on Daughter of Berta Caceres
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2017 CONTACT Sean Bartlett/Sue Walitsky, 202.224.4651 Cardin Condemns Attack on Honduran Environmental Activists, including Berta Caceres’ Daughter U.S. Senator has repeatedly called for justice in murder of Caceres, end to impunity in Honduras WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released
Padre Miquel dEscoto – Thank you for giving us a better world. We hold you Presente!
The Friendship Office is deeply saddened by the passing of Padre Miquel dEscoto who died on June 9, 2017 after 84 years of life fully lived. In the many tributes to his life and legacy, Miquel is described as, a Latin American prophet of peace inspired by Sandino and Bolivar,kkll Dorothy Day, Gandhi and Martin Luther King… An uncompromising anti-imperialist…a Chancellor of Peace and Dignity…a voice of conscience who spoke truth to power and expected others to do the same.