The Bajo Aguan Region – A Laboratory for the New Global Counterinsurgency, and a Laboratory for Neoliberalism: Honduran Military Commander Accuses Annie Bird And Other Human Rights Activists of Destabilizing Honduras By Annie Bird, January 3, 2014 On Thursday, December 12, Colonel German Alfaro, commander of the Xatruch III operation in the Bajo Aguan region, made…
Honduras
Chuck Kaufman, Democracy, Español, Honduras, Uncategorized
Observadores electorales internacionales, Garantizando elecciones limpias o blanqueando fraude?
En inglés: http://upsidedownworld.org/main/honduras-archives-46/4601-international-election-monitors-in-honduras-do-they-ensure-clean-elections-or-whitewash-fraud Miles de millones de electrones ya se han gastado en escribir sobre las elecciones presidenciales de Honduras del 24 de noviembre de 2013. Como observador electoral y líder de una delegación de 55 monitores organizada por la Alianza por la Justicia Global (Alliance for Global Justice-AfGJ) y el Marin Task Force on the…
Chuck Kaufman, Democracy, Honduras, Uncategorized
Ensuring Clean Elections or Whitewashing Fraud?
International Election Monitors in Honduras: Do They Ensure Clean Elections or Whitewash Fraud? http://upsidedownworld.org/main/honduras-archives-46/4601-international-election-monitors-in-honduras-do-they-ensure-clean-elections-or-whitewash-fraud Written by Chuck Kaufman Early on the morning of Sunday, December 1, people started gathering at the National Pedagogic University in Tegucigalpa with homemade signs to speak out against stealing of the presidential elections. This one reads “Stop the Fraud.” Photo…
Democracy, Honduras, Uncategorized
Honduras Election Monitoring Report
National Elections, November 24, 2013 Prepared by: Alliance for Global Justice & Task Force on the Americas EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PDF : FINAL REPORT PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chuck Kaufman, Alliance for Global Justice and Dale Sorenson, Task Force on the Americas Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 202-540-8336 x1 Phone: 415-924-3227 North American Observer Delegation…
Audio-visual, Democracy, Honduras, TDTW, Uncategorized
Honduras: The Struggle for Democracy, Human Rights & the Environment
This presentation and discussion, filmed by students of the Evergreen State College, was taken from the 2013 Tear Down The Walls National Gathering in Tucson, AZ for broadcast on TCTV and 106.5 KOWA-FM in Olympia, WA. See below for sponsoring organizations and check out our channel for more from this conference hosted by The Alliance…
Democracy, Honduras, Uncategorized
Preliminary Report of the Honduras Solidarity Network regarding the Elections of 2013
Preliminary Report of the Delegation of Honduras Solidarity Network regarding the Honduran Elections of 2013 (Originally posted http://www.hondurassolidarity.org/report1/ ) November 26, 2013 Tegucigalpa, Honduras This report is a preliminary summary of observations based on the accounts from the US-based Honduras Solidarity Network / Alliance for Global Justice election observation delegation. The HSN/AGJ delegation was comprised of…
Democracy, Honduras, Uncategorized
HSN – Northern Zone Statement on Immigration Harrassment of Delegation
Republished from Honduras Solidarity Network At approximately 10 am the morning of 22 of November, 4 people identifying themselves as Honduran Immigration agents, arrived at the offices of ERIC-SJ (Equipo de Reflexión Investigación y Comunicación – Honduras) , asking to see members of the HSN/AGJ delegation of international observers in Honduras for national elections this…
Democracy, Honduras, Uncategorized
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Democracy, Honduras, Uncategorized
Honduras Human Rights Crises Continues
Observers from the United States and Canada Travel to Honduras for November 24th Elections The Alliance for Global Justice (AfGJ) and Marin Task Force on the Americas (MITF) are taking 58 people to Honduras to serve as election observers and human right observers for the upcoming national elections in which a new political party (LIBRE),…
Chuck Kaufman, Eco-Solidarity, Honduras, Uncategorized
Book Review – Grabbing Power: The New Struggles for Land, Food and Democracy in Northern Honduras
Originally posted on Upside Down World. Written by Chuck Kaufman, Monday, 25 February 2013 13:06 In June 2011 when Tanya Kerssen and I led a delegation of human rights accompaniers to the Aguan Valley of Honduras, we did not know that we would, ourselves, play a cameo role in the life and death struggle for…