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Thousands of people marched last week in Honduras demanding the return from exile of their former leftist President Manuel Zelaya, who was overthrown a year ago by a military coup d'etat.Thousands of people marched last week in Honduras demanding the return from exile of... more
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In Honduras, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has begun its investigation into the events surrounding the coup in 2009 that overthrew the government of Manuel Zelaya. Human rights groups and opponents of the coup, however, are critical of the commission, saying that it lacks a mandate to investigate the human rights abuses that have occurred since the coup.In Honduras, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has begun its investigation into... more
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Last week, Jorge Alberto Orellana became the seventh Honduran television reporter to be gunned down since March 1. The country has seen increasing complaints about human rights abuses since a military-led coup last June.Last week, Jorge Alberto Orellana became the seventh Honduran television reporter to... more
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended a tour of Latin America last week by calling for more countries to recognize the controversial, post-coup government of Honduras.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended a tour of Latin America last week by calling... more
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Less than a month into his term, Honduran President Porfirio Lobo is facing street protests, complaints of human rights violations, and criticism of the truth commission he set up to investigate last summer’s coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya.Less than a month into his term, Honduran President Porfirio Lobo is facing street... more
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In These Times reports that in the Honduran capital, labor union leader and nurse Vanessa Yamileth Zepeda, was killed in the beginning of February. Zepeda was a leader of Workers Union for the Honduran Social Security Institute. The administration of the newly inaugurated President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo has called Zepeda’s murder and other recent attacks common crime. But the Honduran resistance movement – mobilized since the June 2009 coup against then-president Manuel Zelaya – see it as a clear message.In These Times reports that in the Honduran capital, labor union leader and nurse... more
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The right-wing businessman just elected president of Honduras in a post-coup d’etat poll widely seen as fraudulent and illegitimate, Porfirio Lobo, was quick to announce that he wants political amnesty for all those involved in the coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya.The right-wing businessman just elected president of Honduras in a post-coup... more
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In a controversial move, the Obama administration wasted no time to pledge its support for the outcome of elections in Honduras widely viewed as illegitimate in the wake of a recent military coup.In a controversial move, the Obama administration wasted no time to pledge its support... more
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