On April 13th, over 5000 police and military were deployed to the valley of Aguán where over 3,500 families have been occupying reclaimed land that was stolen from them by the wealthy Honduran businessmen Miguel Facusse, René Morales and Reynaldo Canales. Observers feared that the army would massacre the landless families if they did not […]
All of us need to stay updated about the coup in Honduras. Check out the following resources about the Coup and then TAKE ACTION. To see a graphic history of the coup in Honduras, take a look at: The Honduran Coup: A Graphic History To read about the U.S. Position on […]
Along with our partners in CRIPDES, we are outraged about the current situation in Honduras and the recent fraudulent elections. Sister Cities members, who accompanied the Salvadoran elections process last year, know that elections take months of planning and intense observation in order to be free and fair. The Honduran elections on the other hand, […]
U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities Statement in Solidarity with Honduras We, the U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities Network, stand in solidarity with the people of Honduras and the National Front Against the Coup D’etat in Honduras as they struggle to protect their constitutional rights and restore democracy in their country. We categorically reject the coup […]
Source: The Guardian and Upside Down World Last Friday an agreement was reached between the de facto regime in Honduras, which took power in a military coup on 28 June, and the elected president Manuel Zelaya, for the restoration of democracy there. US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, in announcing what she called an historic […]
Withstanding police and military repression, Hondurans have continued constant protest against the coup which expelled President Manuel Zelaya last Sunday. Thousands of Hondurans have begun to travel on foot to Tegucigalpa to be present in support of Zelaya when he returns to the country this Saturday. Since Manuel Zelaya was removed from his house by […]
CRIPDES is receiving information daily from their colleagues in the Honduran social movement, who have been constantly moving around the country because of persecution. As a demonstration of their support for the Salvadoran people, CRIPDES and the MPR-12 are organizing hundreds of people to march at two areas of the Honduran border of El Salvador, […]
We, the U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities Network, work for social change by building and defending sustainable communities and economies based on solidarity, dignity, and self-determination. Our work is driven by mutual community accompaniment, organizing, education, advocacy, and fundraising. We have prioritized supporting and defending human rights as a principal focus of that work. Anti-Militarization Advocacy […]