[HNA] Another action alert - to our respective embassies

Wed Sep 23 11:31:15 PDT 2009

For non US citizens this is another good way to put pressure... email your
embassy...

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From: Global Women's Strike/Phila <philly at crossroadswomen.net>
Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:13 AM
Subject: Crowds rounded up in Honduras-Act NOW
To: kaveri.rajaraman at gmail.com

   Dear sisters and brothers,

The democratically elected president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, who was
removed by a military coup in June has returned to Honduras and is under the
protection of the Brazilian embassy.  He spoke from the embassy to thousands
of supporters who were shot at and gassed by police.  Tear gas was also used
against the embassy itself.  According to eyewitness accounts (see Spanish
below), a number of people were killed, we don’t know how many, many more
have been wounded, hundreds have been arrested and thousands prevented from
entering the capital Tegucigalpa.  The Brazilian government has lodged a
formal complaint with the Security Council.

With the world governments assembled at the UN in New York, we are being
urged to send emails, faxes and to call the UN Missions of the different
governments.  See below for model letter and addresses to send to.  Please
take the time to do this ASAP.  Thank you.

Nina López for the Global Women’s Strike

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*From:* Campaign for Labor Rights [mailto:james at afgj.org]
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:22 PM
*Subject:* Crowds rounded up in Honduras-Act NOW

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    *September 22, 2009*

*Alliance for Global Justice ACTION ALERT*

*URGENT ACTION NEEDED!  DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK IN HONDURAS!  PEOPLE BEING
ROUNDED UP IN STADIUMS, THE BRAZILIAN EMBASSY IS UNDER SIEGE!*

Please write immediately to the UN missions members of the Economic and
Social Council of the United Nations, from Canada, United States, United
Kingdom, France, Germany, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden
and others, IMMEDIATELY.  The contact information for all the listed
missions is below the sample letter.

Demand that the United Nations immediately impose an economic blockaid on
 Honduras, a demand of the National Front of Resistance to the Coup against
Honduras.  The United Nations initiated a session today.

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya yesterday arrived in Honduras, and is in
the Brazilian Embassy. The defacto government is attacking protesters who
have gathered around the Brazilian Embassy to protect the constitutionally
elected President Manuel Zelaya.  Dangerous quantities of tear gas are being
used around the Brazilian embassy at a level that puts in danger the lives
of the Brazilian diplomatic corps, President Zelaya, and neighbors of the
Embassy.

According to radio reports in Honduras, protesters are being rounded up and
held in stadiums.  Live ammunition has been used against protesters along
with extreme beatings.  Masked men accompany police and military.  Deaths of
protesters are rumored.  The offices of leading Honduran human rights
organization COFADEH was attacked with tear gas.  A curfew is in effect and
scheduled to begin at 4 pm, and extreme repression during the curfew is
expected.

Over the past 88 days the Resistance Front has maintained constant protests
of thousands of protester daily.

SAMPLE LETTER

Esteemed Ambassador:

I write to request that in your capacity as a member of the United Nations
Economic and Social Council you propose a resolution to obligate members of
the United Nations to impose a trade bock aid against Honduras.   In this
way the non recognition of the de facto regime that came to power through a
military coup on June 28, 2009 will be made effective.

Today the coup regime is undertaking a direct attack on the Embassy of
Brazil, where the constitucional President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya is
located.  They are using dangerous levels of tear gas, and have fired live
ammunition; acts that put at risk the lives and wellbeing of hundreds of
members of Brazils diplomatic corpse and thousands of people in the street
and homes around the embassy.  This repression is the latest in 88 days of
repression by the coup government.

For this reason it is urgent that an economic blockaid be imposed and that
the possibility of a peace keeping mission be discussed.

Sincerely,

United Nations Missions in the Economic and Social Council of the United
Nations

Canada
E-mail: canada at un.int or prmny at international.gc.ca
Telephone:
212-848-1100
Fax: (1) 212-848-1195, -1192, -1128

United States
http://www.archive.usun.state.gov/Issues/contactus.html<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102722163372&s=7576&e=001ArlHBnvtDnkH3rasuJnwVpXXTPtA-FLSOcRxgVjNslodDMWuhNaptjgmqdP2t7dQePiB5e6s0WySVLhIbn3Ws83ag9gCHbG8BqOZ03qBY31j66_5ogRR1UXrWnX9K8ILFleSZCd-9qqXKjIo4LilBBlA2ix8Xikf>
Telephone212-415-4062
Fax: 212-415-4053

United Kingdom
UK at UN.int
Telephone: (1) (212) 745 9200
Fax:1 (212) 745 9316

France
france at franceonu.org
Telephone : 1 (212) 702 4900
Fax : 1 (212) 421 6889

Germany
http://www.new-york-un.diplo.de/Vertretung/newyorkvn/en/Kontakt.jsp<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102722163372&s=7576&e=001ArlHBnvtDnndzVm-1eFBq0AKw0Q9-86ktEI3MaBcRw3WgUi-3FftA0CLl4_zxHWL9D_m-sOgIxjPhmD2_cYSNVjgj8NaT8BB5gErVCfo82YtGbqUin8_RSfMFmJWutQrOQ9cOt1NsVb1VQR0CaU03yclIgM2hmRS8LWRo6dmu5PbPm3Zmt2rJA==>

India
India at un.int
Tel: 212-490-9660
Fax: 212-490-9656

Netherlands
Tel: (212) 519-9500
Fax: (212) 370-1954
netherlands at un.int

New Zealand
Tel: (212) 826 1960
Fax: (212) 758 0827
Email nzmissionny at earthlink.net

Norway
Phone: 212-421-0280
Fax:     212-688-0554
E-mail: delun at mfa.no

Sweden
sweden at un.int
Telephone: (212) 583-2500
Fax:    212 583 2549

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TESTIMONIOS / EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS:

Amigas, amigos:

Me encuentro en un edificio cercano a la Embajada de Brasil junto a 30
compañeras y compañeros, la mayoría integrantes de Artistas del Frente
Nacional Contra el Golpe de Estado.

Nos avocamos a este lugar para descansar, manteniendo la conciencia de que
de un momento a otro el ejército y la policía entrarían al perímetro donde
alrededor de 5,000 personas nos encontrábamos para darle protección al
Presidente Manuel Zelaya.

Atacaron a las 5:45 am con fusilería y lacrimógenas. Mataron a un número
indeterminado de compañeros de la primera barricada al final del Puente
Guancaste. Rodearon y atacaron la barricada del puente de La Reforma.

Haciendo cálculos aproximados, el operativo contó con alrededor de 1,000
efectivos policiales y militares.

Arrinconaron y golpearon. 18 heridos graves en el Hospital Escuela. Siguen
persiguiendo en el Barrio Morazán y en le Barrio Guadalupe a los bravos
estudiantes que anoche organizaron las precarias barricadas.

En este momento son las 8:00 am. Frente a la Embajada de Brasil han colocado
un altoparlante con el himno nacional a todo volumen mientras catean las
casas aledañas a la Embajada. Lanzaron bombas lacrimógenas dentro de la
Embajada. El Presidente continúa en su interior amenazado por los golpistas
que ya argumentaron a través de los medios sus razones "legales" para
proceder al allanamientos.

Miles de personas que se dirigían hacia Tegucigalpa han sido retenidas en
los alrededores de la ciudad. La ciudad está completamente vacía, fantasmal.
El toque de queda fue extendido para todo el día.

La represión contra los manifestantes indefensos fue brutal. En varias
ocasiones Radio Globo y Canal 36 han sido sacados del aire.

Cientos de presos.

Estamos aislados.

Aquí estamos el núcleo principal de los organizadores de los grandes eventos
culturales en resistencia: poetas, cantautores, músicos, fotógrafos,
cineastas, pintores y pintoras... humanos.

*De XXX*

Estamos SECUESTRADOS... NUEVAMENTE REPRIMIDOS:

Llevamos 17 horas de toque de queda. Y seguimos hasta las 6 de la tarde de
hoy martes.

(no dudamos que lo extiendan... igual paso en el departamento de El Paraíso
hace dos meses)

Los MILITARES y los POLICIAS han invadido la privacidad de los vecinos al
par de la EMBAJADA DE BRASIL.

La policia y los militares...han quebrado los vidrios de los carros y motos
de las personas de la resistencia, estan quemando sus carros (ellos los
habían dejado ahí, como retenes)

Se habla de tres muertos, heridos (a los heridos que se trasladarón a los
hospitales... los militares los están sacando de los hospitales)

A los atrapados los llevan al estadio Chochi Sosa. ( lo mismo hizo Pinochet)

POR FAVOR: Ayúdenos a difundir las noticia

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