Laura Carlsen Director, Americas Program, Center For International Policy On the morning of June 28, women’s organizations throughout Honduras were preparing to promote a yes vote on the national survey to hold a Constitutional Assembly. Then the phones lines started buzzing. In this poor Central American nation, feminists have been organizing for years in [...]
Coup d’état- Golpe de Estado 06.28.09 Tegucigalpa ,Honduras
A coup d’état (pronounced /ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/ us dict: kōō′·dā·tâ′), or coup for short, is the sudden, unconstitutional deposition of a legitimate government, by a small group of the State Establishment — usually the military — to replace the deposed government with another, either civil or military. A coup d’état succeeds when the usurpers establish their legitimacy if the attacked government fail to thwart them, [...]
HON. MP Peter Kent Office closed to Citizen’s
By Christian Peña Tuesday, July 14 A group from the Latin American Solidarity Network ( Toronto) came to the offices Hon. MP Peter Kent’s Thornhill office at the 7600 Yonge St. for a scheduled 12:30pm meeting with a representative . As soon as they arrived a police car was waiting outside and a office worker rushed [...]
Canadian Delegation in Support of Resistance in Honduras (CDSRH)
Canadian Delegation in Support of Resistance in Honduras (CDSRH) Latin American Solidarity Network – Toronto For Immediate Release: August 27th, 2009 Attention: News Editor/News Desk MEDIA CONTACT: Ilian Burbano 416 929 1834 cca_toronto@hotmail.com On June 28, 2009 democratically elected Honduran president Manuel Zelaya was overthrown by a military coup and the de [...]
