Honduras and democrcy in South America
November 30, 2009 - 12:16am
With Obamas first coup in Honduras what does the furure hold for Hondurans, and South Americans?
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Clinton Urges OAS to Forget Coup, Readmit Honduras
Written by Rosemary A. Joyce and Russell N. Sheptak
Wednesday, 09 June 2010 08:47
quote:
"Other countries in the region say that they want to wait a while. I don’t know what they’re waiting for, but that’s their right, to wait," said Clinton during a visit to Costa Rica in March. "We believe that President Lobo and his administration have taken the steps necessary to restore democracy."
The problem is that Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and other countries in the region disagree.
"Honduras's return to the OAS must be linked to specific means for ensuring re-democratisation and the establishment of fundamental rights" said Brazil's deputy foreign minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota.
These nations want to see former President Zelaya free to return to Honduras. They want recent dismissals of judges opposed to the coup to be reversed. And they are also waiting for human rights violations to be investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice.....
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/honduras-archives-46/2531-clinton-urges-...