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Report on Honduras by Emergency Delegation

2/25/2018

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Our Emergency Delegation to Honduras has issued a report on our visit with the following findings:

The reelection of President Juan Orlando Hernandez is both unconstitutional and fraudulent.
Peaceful protests have been met with state-sponsored violence, repression and impunity.
The militarization of Honduran society, combined with impunity at every level of government, is a primary driver of inequality, human rights violations and migration.
US support for, and security assistance to, the current Honduran government plays a fundamental role in abetting human rights violations in Honduras.

We call on the U.S. Government to:

End support for the current central government of Honduras and the illegitimate presidency of Juan Orlando Hernandez.
Support the call for national dialogue to address the fraudulent election and current crisis--with an international mediator.
End military and security aid to Honduras as per HR 1299, the Berta Caceres Act.
End the militarization underway in the region.
Stop deportation of Hondurans and other Central Americans, and support immigrant rights.

Read the full report by clicking here.

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Now It's Your Turn - Justice for Honduras

2/11/2018

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Now it's your turn.

Please click here to send a letter to your U. S. Representative urging the suspension of police and military funds to Honduras. Funds should be suspended until human rights are assured and members of the police and military, who have committed human rights abuses, are brought to justice. Encourage your Representative to co-sponsor the Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act (H.R. 1299).

I recently returned from Honduras as part of a 50-member Emergency Faith Delegation. We responded to the plea of Fr. Melo (Rev. Ismael Moreno, SJ) who asked, "We need you to organize delegations that will come to accompany us, to witness what is happening here and to share it with the world."

Honduras is in an extreme crisis following a grievously flawed presidential election on November 26th. Social movements have been pouring into the streets for weeks protesting electoral fraud, and have been repressed by Honduran security forces. As of today, 38 people have been killed and hundreds wounded and detained.

The Jesuit station, Radio Progreso, one of the last independent media in the country, was sabotaged in mid-December, its transmission tower destroyed. Recently, new death threats were issued against Father Melo and other social justice activists.

Please act today to help insure justice for our sisters and brothers in Honduras. Thank you.

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Thanks for the Photos

2/6/2018

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One of my fellow delegates from the Emergency Delegation to Honduras last month also is a photographer. Mark Coplan documented our trip to Honduras and is sharing his photographs with us.

If you use any of the photos, credit: Mark Coplan.

Here is Mark's Photo Sampler (or his Top 248):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54922368@N07/albums/72157663331962747

Below are two videos created by Mark:
Emergency Faith Delegation to Honduras Sampler Video (12 min): https://vimeo.com/254782979
Emergency Faith Delegation to Honduras - the week (Jan 24-30, 2018) (31 min): https://vimeo.com/254999850

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