Quixote Delegation in Honduras: Nov. 26, 2009 Reportback
by Larry Kuehn, International Staff Person at British Colombia Teachers’ Federation
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Defacto Regime issues Decrees declaring National State of Emergency
(see attached original document)
*Decreto PCM-M-029-2009*
Honduran military dictatorship arms itself with weapons and munitions of death and declares war on the National Front of Non-Violent Resistance
COFADEH Alert: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 *Military Dictatorship arms itself with weapons and munitions of death and declares war on the National Front of Non-Violent Resistance.*
Honduran Ministry of Health issues health-care-provider alert for the week of elections
Amidst expectations of large-scale repression and warnings to stay safe at home during the elections, the Honduran Ministry of Health has issued an emergency communiqué alerting all Department level Health Directors and Hospital Directors to have all medical personnel on call 24 hours a day, to reprogram elective surgery, and to stock up on medicine and equipment for the period of November 19 – December 4, 2009.
Honduran Armed Forces order mayors to provide lists of community leaders opposed to the coup regime
On October 22, 2009, the Armed Forces of Honduras, First Battalion of Communications issued a letter to all of the Mayors in the country requiring their offices to compile a list of names and telephone numbers of members of the municipality who are “part of the resistance.” The letters ask for the list to be compiled as soon as possible because the Army will be following up on the request with a visit to each municipality “very soon in order to strengthen our democratic system.”
Quixote Center Delegation to Conduct Human Rights Accompaniment and Observation in Lead Up and during Honduras’ Elections
20 Representatives of Faith-Based, Labor, and Human Rights Groups Available for Interviews from Honduras,
November 25- December 1st
Hyattsville, MD – A delegation of 20 representatives of faith-based, labor, and human rights organizations will travel to Honduras on November 25, 2009, to conduct human rights accompaniment and observation in the lead-up to the country’s controversial elections on November 29.
Coup in Honduras: Workshop at the School of the Americas
Lisa Sullivan and Bertha Oliva give a workshop on the coup in Honduras at the annual School of the Americas protest.
Bertha Oliva at the School of the Americas Protest on the Coup in Honduras
Berta Oliva, executive director of COFADEH, Committee of the Families of the Disappeared in Honduras, talks about the coup in Honuduras and the human rights violations.
COFADEH Alert: Regime prepares repression leading up to illegal elections.
The Committee of Detained and Disappeared of Honduras (COFADEH) expresses its concern to the national and international community regarding the deterioration of the human rights situation in Honduras which is deepening each day.
Operación Siléncio in Honduras: the Protracted Violence of the Coup
It’s become clear to me while spending time with Bertha Oliva of COFADEH (Committee of Family Members of the Disappeared in Honduras) that the situation in Honduras is worsening, and that the military is gearing up for a long-term dirty war against the people. She called it "Operación Siléncio."