Monday, October 19, 2009

10/19 Update - Honduran Coup

Update: Pictures from the protest in front of Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter & Associates at bottom of post

Protest against paid DC backers of Honduras coup Monday Oct 19
*Meet us there, I'll post pics later today

Where?
In front of the offices of Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter & Associates
1850 M Street NW, Washington, DC
Closest Metro Station: Dupont (Dupont South Exit)

When?
Monday, October 19, 2009, 12.30 - 1.30 PM

Honduras Oye – President of Union of INFOP Workers Jairo Sanchez shot by the police at an anti-coup protest on September 23; he remained in critical condition until his death this past Saturday. (Thanks for the clarification Nell)

-detailed account from Dick Emanuelsson with photos by Mirian Huezo Emanuelsson here.


ALBA Imposes Sanctions on Coup Regime (In Spanish)

Human Rights Watch - HRW calls on coup regime to stop blocking human rights inquiries

The international community should strongly back the efforts of prosecutors in the human rights unit of the Honduras Attorney General’s office to investigate army and police abuses in Honduras and to overturn a decree by the de facto government that severely restricts freedoms of speech and assembly, Human Rights Watch said today. The organization also called on the international community to oppose any amnesty for human rights violations as part of the transition back to democratic rule.

Fantastic Al-Jazeera videos on the crisis, amazingly well done. Kudos to Avi Lewis for putting together such a compelling and comprehensive piece on the coup:

FAULTLINES – AL JAZEERA: PART 1 – THE HONDURAN RESISTANCE



FAULTLINES – AL JAZERRA: PART 2 – THE HONDURAN POLITICAL ELITE



Pictures from the protest in front of Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter & Associates:





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Posted by Neil at 7:52 AM

4 comments:

  1. NellOctober 20, 2009 at 8:52 AM

    Just a clarification: Jairo Sanchez was shot by police on September 23; he stayed in critical condition until his death this past Saturday.

    He had five operations. I think the Avi Lewis video contains footage of a fundraiser that Sanchez' union held.

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  2. NeilOctober 20, 2009 at 9:20 AM

    Thanks for the clarification Nell!

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  3. NellOctober 20, 2009 at 9:22 AM

    Here's an excellent, detailed account from Dick Emanuelsson with photos by Mirian Huezo Emanuelsson.

    Thanks very much for the photos of the demo at Chlopak yesterday!

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  4. NeilOctober 20, 2009 at 9:32 AM

    Thanks for the link to Vos El Soberano! I don't know how I hadn't come across that site before!

    The demo was good, nice to see other people concerned about what is happening in Honduras, and willing to do something about it.

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