Week-summary, December 1-7

December 7th, 2009

On Wednesday the Honduran Congress not surprisingly voted for not reinstating Zelaya as president:

Honduras: What Now?

Honduran Congress votes down Zelaya’s reinstatement

And on Friday OAS realized that they were not going to reach a consensus on whether or not to recognize the November 29 Elections:

Honduras: U.S. Urges Support of Neighbors for New Leader

Insulza: “Return of Honduras to OAS will be possible only when the outcome of June 28 is overcome”

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal is meanwhile getting closer to a final result of the elections, and has had to acknowledge that the level of abstention was a lot higher than the 39 % they claimed right after the elections. Here’s an explanation of how they could be so wrong:

Don’t Go Changing….

And the most recent numbers:

Keeping Them Honest

The Human Rights situation and the environment of impunity continue critical. Here’s a public denounce from an American analyst who was verbally attacked on the Election Day because she questioned the transparency and peacefulness of the elections:

Honduran “Electoral Observers” Launch Verbal Attack on Americas Program Director

On Saturday the monthly anti-coup newspaper ‘El Libertador’ was raided by armed men and also during the weekend a number of persons involved in the Resistance have been captured and are now considered disappeared. Sunday evening five young men from the Resistance were shot down at a workshop in Tegucigalpa. The Human Rights organization CODEH talks about 30 violent killings around the country during the weekend.

I recommend this video about the Election Day: Honduras: An election validated by blood and repression

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