Published by the Oxfam America blog Written by Adam Olson, a Sister Cities Elections Observation Delegate A second-round presidential election will be held in El Salvador on March 9th. As the people of El Salvador went to voting centers on February 2nd to elect the country’s fifth post-war president, I was there, grateful to watch history […]
“They welcomed us with open arms. It made me see how lucky we really are, and gives me a better understanding of the culture of other places.” – Rafi, age 13 “It was amazing how we made friends so quickly. Everything was so different but I loved it. It’ll make me less likely to take […]
Sister Cities has brought electoral observation delegations to El Salvador for 20 years since the first presidential elections following the Peace Accords in 1994 to advocate for transparency of the democratic process and to support the communities of our partner organization, CRIPDES. Now, 20 years and 4 presidential terms later, a delegation of 10 individuals […]
December 4th, 2013 Preliminary report by Tanya Cole Witness for Peace Southwest and U.S. El Salvador Sister Cities Photos- Julio Deras U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities and Witness for Peace Southwest were two of many organizations which organized delegations to observe the elections in Honduras this past Nov. 24th as part of 166 international observer delegation organized by […]
The Sister Cities-SHARE Foundation Honduras Elections Observation and Human Rights Solidarity delegation came together in El Progreso, a town outside of San Pedro Sula in northwest Honduras, on November 20th. Together, our diverse group of 50 people represented several organizations in El Salvador that work for solidarity and social justice, as well as a number […]
Support Human Rights, Democracy, and Sovereignty in El Salvador and Honduras! The Honduran people currently face a situation similar to El Salvador in the 1970´s with increasing militarization, repression, and violent murders of activists and community leaders. In response to this growing crisis the people of El Salvador and Honduras call for solidarity and accompaniment. […]
From May 10th to 13th, thirty activists from 12 different countries, including Canada, the U.S., Germany, Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala and Honduras, participated in a fact finding mission in El Salvador to investigate the effects of gold mining on the environment, public health and social cohesion. The delegation was organized by the National Rountable Against Mining […]
November 21th, 2012 by Alexandra Early On November 18th, Hondurans came out in droves to vote for their preferred parties in the country´s first primary elections since the formation of a new left-wing party, LIBRE. The Liberation and Re-foundation Party, LIBRE, was formed with the help of the Honduran National Popular Resistance Front (FNRP) […]
Sign a Petition to Stop the Neoliberal Model Cities Project from Moving Forward in Honduras Defend the Sovereignty of Honduras and the Culture and Territory of the Garifuna People! Click here to sign a petition asking the Supreme Court of Honduras to declare the Special Development Regions (RED) Law Unconstitutional. In 2010, the government […]
By Libby Pappalardo Friends of Chilama Crystal Lake, IL On our first morning in Honduras, we awoke to news of a horrendous fire at Comayagua Prison where 370 prisoners burned to death. Held at gunpoint, prisoners were kept from fleeing the fire and the dead were left on a curb outside the prison to […]