HONDURAS: INDIGENOUS DETAINED AND TORTURED!!

[magbana]

Honduras: Indigenous detained and tortured
Posted by: "Greg McDonald" [e-mail] gregiww
Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:24 pm (PDT)


It is with great sadness that I relay the following information. 22
members of COPINH, an indigenous organization active in the
resistance against the coup in Honduras, have been detained in El
Paraiso, Honduras, by the National Police. They are being subjected
to torture. Among those detained are spiritual elders of the
community. The oldest is 80 years old. The names are listed at the
bottom of the page. Unfortunately, I have no information regarding
proper channels to register protests and appeals for the safety and
well-being of those being detained. We need that information to be
able to pressure the authorities effectively. I'm going to see what I
can do. This is "at the moment" information.

COPINH was founded in 1993, focusing on the ecological and cultural
well-being of the Lenca people of the highlands of western Honduras.
The organization’s activities include community organizing and
peaceful protest, and its efforts have led to the creation of new
municipal governments in indigenous-majority regions and the
establishment of health and education services for indigenous people.

Background:

Thursday, July 23, 2009
State of Resistance (sent to Honduras Resists by COPINH)

Today, July 23rd, 2009 at 26 days of resistance by the Honduran
People we inform that the struggle in defense of our rights and
against the repression of the coup dictatorship continues and
intensifies:

1. At 8am a takeover started at the Durazno police post that is the
main entrance to the capital and to the northern highway (the
Panamerican).

2. There are highway takeovers in Choloma at the bridge towards
Puerto Cortes; as well as at the exit Conejo en Comayagua and La Paz;
there were marches in different parts of the country including
Progreso, Cofradía, Santa Bárbara, Colon, Islas de la Bahía, among
others.

3. There are takeovers of many public institutions, among them Social
Security, the National Agrarian Institute INA, the Institiute of
Professional Development INFOPH, Civil Aeronautics, the National
Infancy Program PANI, the National Electrical Energy Corporation
ENEE, the Francisco Morazán National Pedagogical University, the
Telecommunications Corporation for which the Taxi Association has
joined, as well as high schools and primary schools throughout the
country, among other important actions.

4. We communicate that a massive displacement of the population
towards the southern borders of the country is taking place, towards
the borders with Nicaragua and El Salvador, these Hondurans are
arriving from all regions of the national territory.

5. We denounce that the army is occupying and interrupting various
public installations, and has assaulted the workers of the HONDUTEL
workers' union and they are militarizing the hospital centers, they
have deployed strongly even with tanks in the southern region of the
country, and they are detaining and taking away the personal
documents of the protesters. The repression continues but the people
is also continuing to organize and resist in many ways.

The night is ending and Morazán is watching!
Everybody out to defeat the coup-makers!
They are afraid of us because we are NOT afraid!

*National Front Against the Coup*

<http://resistenciamorazan.blogspot.com/2009/07/nombres-de-los-
indigenas-miembros-del.html>

sábado 25 de julio de 2009
Nombres de los indigenas miembros del COPINH detenidos en El Paraiso
- URGE ACCION SOLIDARIA URGENTE
Indigenas miembros del COPINH detenidos en El Paraiso, entre ellos
varios menores de edad, mujeres y ancianos mayores de 80 años quienes
son lideres espirituales indigenas.

Orlin Flores Mejía
Edgardo Javier Menéndez
Víctor Isaías Soto Hernández
Yony Isaías Salgado
Arnaldo Hernández
Jorge Francisco Valles
Johnatan Noe Osorio
Serigo Raul Osorio
Carlos Alejandro Hernández
Johnatan Osorio Canada
Milton Flores
Germán Bautista
Hinario Sánchez
Francisco Sánchez
Geremías Cano
Celia Cunez
Miriam (no se tiene el apellido)
Vicenta Bautista
Marta Socorro Vigil
Henry Antonio Molina
Pedrina Ramos
Roberto Gomez

Publicado por resistenciamorazan en 14:38

[Judi Lynn]

1. Hoping for the survival of these good people. Hope they will outlast the monsters. n/t

[Judi Lynn]

2. "The night is ending." Bless and protect these courageous people. n/t