RSSWhether one sides with the ousted President Manuel Zelaya or with the interim leader Roberto Micheletti, there is no denying the devastating impact of the June 28 anti-Zelaya coup d’etat on the Honduran economy. With the November 29 election of Porfirio ‘Pepe’ Lobo of the conservative Partido[...]
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Letter to the President: Honduras Human Rights Violations and Elections
Dear Colleague: In accordance with the Council on Hemispheric Affairs’ underlying mission to promote rational and constructive U.S. policies towards Latin America, our organization has been delighted to help Miguel Tinker Salas and his associates to distribute the following letter to the Presiden[...]
November 10th, 2009 - 10:46 am § in Honduras, In the News
OEA “deplora”, EE.UU. “decepcionado”
Published on November 6, 2009 by BBC Mundo, Washington Written by Carlos Chirinos Desde Washington, la comunidad interamericana ha lamentado el nuevo estancamiento en la solución de la crisis política hondureña y ha pedido al presidente interino, Roberto Micheletti, y al depuesto, Manuel Zelaya, [...]
Didn’t Micheletti check our production schedule?
Published on November 11, 2009 by America: The National Catholic Weekly Written by Kevin Clarke Oh the perils of running a news weekly. We posted a story today that will appear in our next issue reviewing a diplomatic breakthrough in Honduras that seemed early this week to have ended four months of [...]
Cunning Micheletti Determined to Outfox Zelaya, Insouciant U.S. Diplomats; Meanwhile, Clinton Delivers a Likely Fatal Blow to Ousted Honduran President Zelaya’s Already Grim Prospects
After adamantly rejecting all attempted negotiations, the Honduran de facto government signed an agreement on October 29th ostensibly opening space for a potential resolution to the country’s four-month standoff. The agreement called for the formation of a unity government that will assume power a[...]
November 2nd, 2009 - 11:29 am § in Honduras, In the News
COHA In the News: Deal could return Zelaya to Honduran presidency, analysts say
October 30, 2009 Arthur Brice CNN Four months after he was escorted in his pajamas onto a military plane and flown out of the country, ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya could return to power within days, analysts said Friday. Negotiators for Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti, the politician w[...]
Castañeda and Gaviria Criticize OAS Secretary-General Insulza’s Efforts to Resolve Honduran Constitutional Dispute
Honduran de facto President Roberto Micheletti apparently has succumbed to international pressure spearheaded by the OAS and episodically echoed by U.S. diplomacy. Despite repeated remarks adamantly insisting that he would not sign any agreement with ousted President Manuel Zelaya until after the s[...]
October 30th, 2009 - 12:25 pm § in Front Page, Honduras
Critical Confirmations for Valenzuela and Shannon Remain Delayed as Senator DeMint Trivializes Process
Nine months after President Barack Obama took office, Washington still lacks two of its key Latin America policy-makers. Obama’s nominations for Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Arturo Valenzuela, and Ambassador to Brazil, Dr. Thomas Shannon, have been placed on “hol[...]
October 26th, 2009 - 11:10 am § in Honduras, In the News
COHA In The News: Cuban-Americans Rally Support for Honduras Government
October 23, 2009 Brian Wagner Voice of America News The ongoing political crisis in Honduras is drawing attention from Cuban-Americans in Miami, who are concerned about the spread of leftist governments in Latin American. Cuban exiles are backing the de facto government, even as Washington supports [...]
Honduras Exposes New Status of Brazil
Published on October 4th in Folha de Sao Paulo Newspaper This piece has been translated from Portuguese by Research Associate Josiane Paschoarelli The role during the Honduran crisis, the attainment of the Olympic status for Río de Janeiro and the G20 strengthening have been viewed by analysts as s[...]