MANY had warned before the ink was dry that Cartagena Accords were not going to be followed or complied with and that Lobo and Santos were playing President Chavez and Zelaya.
The repression and assassinations have not stopped. Cort http://quotha.net/node/1837 FNRP statement on Enrique Flores Lanza'a house arrest Thu, 06/16/2011 - 16:43 AP (I got my *Kikes* mixed up on a momentarily posted note a few minutes ago. This is my translation of the FNRP statement) *¡We demand an immediate stop to the political persecution of our compañeroEnrique Flores Lanza! ¡We demand full compliance with the Cartagena de Indias accords!* The National Front for Popular Resistance declares its firm opposition to the continuation of repression and political persecution evident in the recent judicial actions against our *compañero* Enrique Flores Lanza, member of the Political Commission of our organization. 1. We declare our full solidarity with *compañero* Flores Lanza, who returned from exile within the framework of the Cartagena de Indias accords, which provide guarantees for the protection of ex-public officials and which promises to provide an atmosphere of justice and tolerance. 2. We condemn this new disregard for the law, in which they are taking their anger out upon the *compañero* Enrique Flores, placing the entire Cartagena de Indias accords at risk. Porfirio Lobo should stop this action and commit to fully complying with the accords. 3. We call upon the Monitoring Commission to intercede in this delicate moment that threatens to throw out the window the efforts of the governments of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Colombia, along with those of other governments, individuals, and political organizations involved. 4. We call upon the international community to take a stand against this new arbitrary act that constitutes a dangerous sabotage of the attempts to reach a peaceful and politically-negotiated end to the grave crisis that our society has been living since the 2009 Coup d'État. 5. We announce that there will be popular protests to defend the rights of our *compañero* Enrique Flores Lanza and those of other *compañeros*who suffer from persecution, repression and exile. *¡Resistimos y Venceremos!* National Popular Resistance Front ------------------------------ Zelaya Accuses Honduran Government Of Breaking Cartagena Accord June 17, 2011 | Filed underHonduras<http://latindispatch.com/category/regions/central-america/honduras/>| Posted by Roque Planas <http://latindispatch.com/author/roque-planas/> <http://latindispatch.com/?attachment_id=9868> Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. Today in Latin America *Top Story* Ousted President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya accused current President Porfirio Lobo on Thursday of violating the terms of the agreement that allowed Zelaya to return to his country on May 28. Zelayas allegation<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/16/ap/latinamerica/main20071647.shtml>came after a Honduran judge ordered Enrique Flores to be put under house arrest on Wednesday under corruption charges. Flores served as Zelayas chief of staff and returned in the same plane with him last month. Flores appeared before a judge voluntarily on Wednesday in response to four charges from federal prosecutors of stealing $5 million of public funds when he was serving in the Zelaya administration. The police escorted Flores away from the courthouse back to his home. We demand that the Lobo government, in the interest of the reconciliation that it speaks of, halt and resolve this escalation of persecution, Zelaya told<http://www.semana.com/mundo/zelaya-acusa-lobo-violar-acuerdo-cartagena/158560-3.aspx>the Associated Press. This new, arbitrary act violates the agreement signed in Cartagena that guarantees that ex-functionaries will be left free. At the time of writing, the Lobo administration had yet to respond. Item three of the Cartagena Accord<http://www.noticias24.com/actualidad/noticia/255613/conozca-el-texto-del-acuerdo-de-cartagena-de-indias/>, signed by Zelaya and Lobo on May 22, specifies that the Honduran government will protect the rights of ex-functionaries of the overthrown Zelaya government and allow those who left to return from exile. Zelaya was overthrown by the Honduran military and driven into exile in June 2009. The Cartagena Accord paved the way for his return last month<http://latindispatch.com/2011/05/29/manuel-zelaya-returns-to-honduras-and-promises-to-reenter-politics/>. He immediately reentered politics and advocates calling of a constituent assembly to rewrite the Constitution. ------------------------------ http://quotha.net/node/1835 COFADEH Urgent Action: Ilse Velásquez Wed, 06/15/2011 - 12:03 AP URGENT ACTION The Committee of the Families of the Detained and Disappeared of Honduras (COFADEH) and the Velásquez Rodríguez family speak out to the national and international community to denounce the actions of the Public Ministry related to investigations initiated in the case of the violent death of teacher Ilse Ivania Velásquez Rodríguez on March 18, 2011. As you will remember, on March 18, 2011, Ilse Ivania Velásquez Rodríguez, together with her children and son-in-law, also a teacher, participated in the teachers protest held in front of the INPREMA[1] headquarters, Boulevard Centroamérica in Tegucigalpa. Teachers were peacefully protesting peacefully the institutional crisis in Honduras which has impacted the teaching sector. Suddenly, repressive forces began launching dozens of tear gas bombs from different angles, creating a state of confusion. The quantity of smoke generated and the concentration of gas impeded visibility, provoked asphyxiation and confusion among the people and blocked the forced evacuation. The Velásquez family ran in different directions. Ilse was hit in the head by a tear gas bomb. The impact of the bomb knocked her to the ground, falling face down onto the pavement of the Boulevard Francia. While lying unconscious on the pavement, her body was subsequently hit by a vehicle[2]. We know that the Public Ministrys Special Prosecutor for Human Rights has begun a process of closing the case of the teacher, Ilse Ivania Velásquez Rodríguez, arguing that she died due to a traffic accident. According to the Forensic Medical Report, dated May 2, 2011, the impact from the car to her hip made her fall to the ground. The impact of the fall would be the cause of death. This version is contradicted by testimonies of people present at the protest and demonstrates the lack of thorough forensic analysis. The Special Prosecutor for Human Rights of the Public Ministry has not investigated the use of force on the part of state agents on that day. According to witnesses, newspaper reports and videos, the protest which was totally peaceful with protestors raising their arms in the sign of peace was heavily repressed by the police and military. Indiscriminate and disproportionate force was used against protestors exercising their legitimate right to assemble peacefully which is clearly guaranteed under the law and international human rights treaties to which Honduras is a signatory[3]. Because a person was killed under circumstances in which state agents are implicated, the Public Ministry has the obligation to thoroughly investigate the events described and begin a judicial process to determine those responsible according to the law. On April 7, 2011, COFADEH and the Velásquez Rodríguez family presented a complaint to the Public Ministry against Porfirio Lobo Sosa, who exercises the Executive power, Oscar Arturo Álvarez Guerrero Security Minister and Marlon Pascua, Secretary of Defense. Despite the complaint, the Special Prosecutor for Human Rights has not only failed to initiate an impartial and exhaustive investigative process but intends to close the case, resulting in impunity in this case, denying the family of the victim the right to truth and to justice. COFADEH and the Velásquez Rodríguez family request the national and international community to demand that the State of Honduras conduct an exhaustive investigation into the circumstances that caused the death of teacher Ilse Velásquez Rodríguez. We request that the actions of state agents be investigated in the context of protests during the month of March 2011; in other words, the abuse of authority and indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force on the part of the Honduran police and military. Those responsible should be punished according to the law and the State of Honduras must guarantee the right of the people of Honduras to peaceful assembly as recognized by Honduran and international law. Please make calls to the following authorities: Jorge Alberto Rivera Avilés Presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia Tel (504) 2269-3000 2269-3069 Mail: ce...@poderjudicial.gob.hn Luis Alberto Rubí Fiscal General de la República. Fax (504) 2221-5667 Tel (504) 2221-5670 2221-3099 Mail: lr...@mp.hn, sua...@mp.hn Send copies to: Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras (COFADEH) Barrio La Plazuela, Avenida Cervantes, Casa No. 1301 Apartado Postal 1243 Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS Fax:+504 2220 5280 (solicite: "tono de fax") Mail: berthacofa...@yahoo.com Please also send copies to Honduran diplomatic representatives accredited in your countries. [1] Instituto Nacional de Previsión del Magisterio. [2] Denuncia presentada al MP el 07 de abril de 2011. [3] Artículo 78 y 79 de la Constitución de la República; Artículo 20 de la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos; Artículo 21 del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles y Políticos; Artículo 15 de la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos; Artículo 21 de la Declaración Americana de los Derechos y Deberes del Hombre. ------------------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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