Posted in El Salvador, Meso America on January 28th, 2010 Comments Off
BOGOTA, January 20, 2010 — El Salvador’s Petition of Forgiveness breaks 18 years of total impunity for serious human rights abuses committed during the country’s civil war, the International Center for Transitional Justice said yesterday.
“With this act, El Salvador takes a first step to overcome the state of neglect and denial that had characterized the [...]
Posted in Honduras, Meso America on December 3rd, 2009 Comments Off
3 December 2009
At the end of a 10-day visit to Honduras during the country’s
presidential elections, Amnesty International has called for an
independent investigation to ensure all those responsible for human
rights abuses are brought to justice and the victims given reparations.
“The crisis in Honduras does not end with the election results, the
authorities cannot return to business as [...]
Posted in Honduras, Meso America on December 3rd, 2009 Comments Off
Center for Economic Policy Research
Elections conducted in a climate of fear, human rights violations, and international non-recognition won’t resolve the political crisis in Honduras, said Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
“Only a few governments that the U.S. State Department can heavily influence will recognize these elections,” said Weisbrot. “The rest [...]
By Scott Wright
Once again, thousands of people from all walks of life converged on the School of the Americas/WHINSEC to call for the closing of the U.S. military’s school to train Latin America’s armies. This year, too, marked the 20th anniversary of the assassination of the six Jesuit priests from El Salvador, their housekeeper and [...]
Posted in Honduras, Meso America on November 24th, 2009 Comments Off
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.
A new wave of violence includes death threats, political persecution,
illegal detentions, tortures and the militarization of sectors of
principal cities. Of particular concern is the incursion of [...]