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Hace diez años, el 28 de junio 2009, un general entrenado en la Escuela de las Américas de las Fuerzas Armadas de los Estado Unidos, llego con tropas a la casa del presidente de Honduras, Manuel Zelaya y lo forzó, a punto de armas, abordo un avión con destino a Costa Rica. Un presidente interino fue nombrado por la oposición política quien rápidamente fue legitimado por los Estado Unidos.
Los Estados Unidos ha continuado apoyando administraciones sucesivas en Honduras, a pesar de elecciones marcados por fraude, compra de votos y asesinatos. Los Estados Unidos envía ayuda a las fuerzas armadas y la policía de Honduras aun cuando estas fuerzas de seguridad han recibido órdenes de golpear y disparar sobre manifestantes no-violentas y hay informes creíbles de la formación de escuadrones de la muerte para asesinar periodistas y ciudadanos trabajando para el cambio social. Una de estas ciudadanas fue la activista para el medio ambiente, Berta Cáceres. No hay justicia por los responsables de estos crimines.
Los diez años de golpe de estado han resultado en más pobreza, la privatización de bienes sociales que asegura que servicios básicos están fuera del alcance de los pobres, violencia de carteles de drogas y fuerzas de seguridad estatales en contra de los ciudadanos de Honduras, violaciones de derechos humanos y cívicos, corrupción y un aumento dramático de migración de refugiados huyendo del país, muchos hacia los Estados Unidos. Casi 70 % de los Hondureños viven en pobreza y Honduras ahora tiene la mayor tasa de inequidad en distribución de riqueza en América Latina. Un narco-gobierno ha sido consolidado alrededor del Presidente Juan Orlando Hernández, quien nombro un jefe nacional de la policía y un jefe de seguridad nacional, vinculados con carteles. El Presidente y su hermana han sido investigados por la Agencia de Control de Drogas de los EEUU por tráfico de drogas a gran escala y lavado de dinero, y su hermano y otros oficiales involucrados en el golpe de estado han sido encarcelados en los EEUU donde esperan juicio por los mismos cargos. Y aun así, el apoyo del gobierno de los Estados Unidos para la administración de Hernández, continúa.
Desde Abril, protestas masivas y continuas por parte de doctores, enfermeras y maestros en contra de la privatización de los servicios de educación y salud han sido realizados en Honduras. El Presidente Hernández ordenó sus fuerzas de seguridad a atacar los protestantes; algunos han rehusado hacerlo.
¿Y los Estados Unidos quiere seguir apoyando un líder como este?
Bajo estas circunstancias, es vergonzoso que nuestro gobierno sigue enviando asistencia a este gobierno ilegitimo y corrupto en Honduras. En particular, la asistencia en materia de seguridad sirve para empoderar un presidente dictatorial quien abusa el poder y hace cómplice nuestro país en los abusos de derechos humanos de su régimen. Ya es tiempo que mis colegas en la Cámara de Representantes co-auspician la propuesta de ley H.R. 1945, la ley Berta Cáceres para los Derechos Humanos en Honduras, lo cual suspendería la asistencia de los Estados Unidos para la fuerzas armadas y la policía de Honduras hasta que se establece que han cesado sus violaciones de los derechos humanos y la impunidad por los crímenes que han cometido.
Schakowsky representa el Distrito 9 del estado de Illinois y es miembro de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos Tom Lantos.
https://defensoresenlinea.com/10-anos-despues-del-golpe-de-estado-en-honduras-los-estados-unidos-tiene-que-re-evaluar-su-politica/
10 years after the coup in Honduras, the US must reevaluate its policy
Por defensores -
Ten years ago, on June 28, 2009, a general trained at the U.S. Army
School of the Americas arrived with troops at the home of the president
of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, and forced him at gunpoint onto a plane
bound for Costa Rica. An interim president was appointed by his
political opponents who was quickly legitimized by United States.
The United States has continued to support successive administrations in Honduras, even though elections have been biased by vote buying, fraud, and assassinations. The United States sends the Honduran military and police aid even though these security forces have been ordered to beat and shoot non-violent protesters and there are credible allegations of death squads formed to assassinate journalists and citizens working for social change. One of these citizens was the well-known environmental activist Berta Cáceres. No one is held accountable for these crimes.
The 10 years since the coup have resulted in increasing poverty, privatization of social goods keeping services out of the reach of the poor, violence from both drug cartels and state security forces against Honduran citizens, human and civil rights violations, corruption, and a dramatic increase of refugee migration fleeing the country, many to the United States. Almost 70 percent of Hondurans live in poverty, and Honduras now has the most uneven wealth distribution in Latin America. A narco-government has been consolidated around President Juan Orlando Hernández, who has appointed a national police chief and national security chief with cartel ties. The president himself and his sister have been investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency for large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering, and his brother and other officials involved in the coup have been jailed in the U.S. awaiting trial for the same charges. Still, U.S. government support for the Hernández administration continues.
Since late April, widespread and ongoing protests by doctors, nurses, and teachers against the privatization of education and medical services have been taking place in Honduras. President Hernández has ordered his security forces to attack the protestors; some have refused to do so. Does the United States really want to continue to support a leader such as this?
Under the circumstances, it is shameful that our government continues to send aid to this corrupt and illegally-elected government in Honduras. The security aid in particular is being used to lift up a dictatorial president who abuses power and implicates our country in the human rights abuses of his regime. It is high time for my colleagues in the House to co-sponsor H.R. 1945, the Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act, which would cut off U.S. aid to the Honduran military and police until such time as their human rights violations cease and impunity ends for the crimes they have committed.
Schakowsky represents Illinois 9th District and is a member of Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
https://defensoresenlinea.com/10-years-after-the-coup-in-honduras-the-us-must-reevaluate-its-policy/
The United States has continued to support successive administrations in Honduras, even though elections have been biased by vote buying, fraud, and assassinations. The United States sends the Honduran military and police aid even though these security forces have been ordered to beat and shoot non-violent protesters and there are credible allegations of death squads formed to assassinate journalists and citizens working for social change. One of these citizens was the well-known environmental activist Berta Cáceres. No one is held accountable for these crimes.
The 10 years since the coup have resulted in increasing poverty, privatization of social goods keeping services out of the reach of the poor, violence from both drug cartels and state security forces against Honduran citizens, human and civil rights violations, corruption, and a dramatic increase of refugee migration fleeing the country, many to the United States. Almost 70 percent of Hondurans live in poverty, and Honduras now has the most uneven wealth distribution in Latin America. A narco-government has been consolidated around President Juan Orlando Hernández, who has appointed a national police chief and national security chief with cartel ties. The president himself and his sister have been investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency for large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering, and his brother and other officials involved in the coup have been jailed in the U.S. awaiting trial for the same charges. Still, U.S. government support for the Hernández administration continues.
Since late April, widespread and ongoing protests by doctors, nurses, and teachers against the privatization of education and medical services have been taking place in Honduras. President Hernández has ordered his security forces to attack the protestors; some have refused to do so. Does the United States really want to continue to support a leader such as this?
Under the circumstances, it is shameful that our government continues to send aid to this corrupt and illegally-elected government in Honduras. The security aid in particular is being used to lift up a dictatorial president who abuses power and implicates our country in the human rights abuses of his regime. It is high time for my colleagues in the House to co-sponsor H.R. 1945, the Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act, which would cut off U.S. aid to the Honduran military and police until such time as their human rights violations cease and impunity ends for the crimes they have committed.
Schakowsky represents Illinois 9th District and is a member of Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
https://defensoresenlinea.com/10-years-after-the-coup-in-honduras-the-us-must-reevaluate-its-policy/
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