AUSTRALIA: Solidarity with the people of Honduras

The news of a military coup in Honduras reached most Resistance activists as on the morning of June 29. There was much sadness, anger and frustration but also determination not to allow yet another coup to happen against a democratically elected leader in the Americas. Resistance rejects the coup and believes the government it installed is illegitimate and has no mandate. We agree with the Organisation of American States (OAS), that this was “an unconstitutional alteration of the democratic order” in Honduras. There is only one president of Honduras, the democratically elected Manuel Zelaya. Those in the military-installed government, and the military itself, have constantly sought to deny the Honduran people their most basic democratic rights. This coup was carried out because the Honduran people were to be consulted in a... [read full story]                    

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