FIAN HONDURAS (Food First Information & Action Network) International Human Rights Organisation for the Right to Food
Release The execution of the repressive military operation against the community Guadalupe Carney has begun.
As planned and denounced by various human rights organizations and others concerned about the country's development and the rule of peace, heavily armed military commands belonging to the Navy are encircling the Guadalupe Carney community.
The residents of this community have often suffered constant harassment of landlords who illegally took possession of the lands, now occupied by members of the Peasant Movement of Aguán (MCA), with lamentable results in injuries and deaths. Now the landlords have decided to take militarily this community for two visible reasons:
One, on April 6 last year, the MCA took over 800 hectares, which were arbitrarily cultivated with palm by Miguel Facussé five years ago. Farmers affiliated with this organization ensure that these lands are part of the area occupied by the Regional Military Training Center (CREM) that the INA(National Agrarian Institute) began to expropriate in October 2000 the landowners who illegally "bought" to enter them to more than 600 families that make up the peasant organization.
The other, the MCA has supported its fellow Aguán Unified Movement of Peasants (MUCA) with the few resources available to the community and giving asylum to those leaders of this organization, which are under death threats.
We alert the national and international public opinion to keep an eye on the violent events that can happen in that community and the rest of the Aguán Valley.
Tegucigalpa MDC, April 12, 2010 9:16 a.m.
Gilberto Rios Executive Secretary FIAN Honduras
Release The execution of the repressive military operation against the community Guadalupe Carney has begun.
As planned and denounced by various human rights organizations and others concerned about the country's development and the rule of peace, heavily armed military commands belonging to the Navy are encircling the Guadalupe Carney community.
The residents of this community have often suffered constant harassment of landlords who illegally took possession of the lands, now occupied by members of the Peasant Movement of Aguán (MCA), with lamentable results in injuries and deaths. Now the landlords have decided to take militarily this community for two visible reasons:
One, on April 6 last year, the MCA took over 800 hectares, which were arbitrarily cultivated with palm by Miguel Facussé five years ago. Farmers affiliated with this organization ensure that these lands are part of the area occupied by the Regional Military Training Center (CREM) that the INA(National Agrarian Institute) began to expropriate in October 2000 the landowners who illegally "bought" to enter them to more than 600 families that make up the peasant organization.
The other, the MCA has supported its fellow Aguán Unified Movement of Peasants (MUCA) with the few resources available to the community and giving asylum to those leaders of this organization, which are under death threats.
We alert the national and international public opinion to keep an eye on the violent events that can happen in that community and the rest of the Aguán Valley.
Tegucigalpa MDC, April 12, 2010 9:16 a.m.
Gilberto Rios Executive Secretary FIAN Honduras
Source:http://movimientocampesinodelaguan.blogspot.com/
http://radioprogresohonduras.blogspot.com/2010/04/militarizacion-del-bajo-aguan-es-una.html
"Militarization of the Lower Aguán is a way for Pepe Lobo to pressure the farmers to accept the Government proposal
by Radio Progreso Honduras
The member of the Unified Movement of Peasants Aguán (MUCA), Johnny Rivas, said the recent military deployment in the Aguán sector is a government strategy to put pressure on farmers to accept the formal proposal at the meeting that both sides will hold tomorrow in Tegucigalpa.
According to statements by the Security Minister, Oscar Alvarez, to a television station, this morning, about 2100 soldiers, including police and military are installed in the area.
The military presence in the Lower Aguán has led, in recent hours, to the reaction of organizations that defend human rights, urging the international community to be aware of the violent events that may occur and to take actions that help to avoid a bath blood.
The Unified Movement of Peasants Aguán published in Youtube channel, MUCAtv , a series of videos showing the movement of military troops to Lower Aguán in the department of Colon, east of the country.
"They are pressuring us to accept what they have proposed, It is like they have a gun against our temple," said Rivas, who added that the (military) mobilization not only endangers the 3500 families who are in land recovery process, but everyone in the department of Colón.
Since Friday night, police and military contingents of the Fourth Battalion of La Ceiba and Tegucigalpa were added to the conflict zone.
According to statements by the Security Minister, Oscar Alvarez, to a television station, this morning, about 2100 soldiers, including police and military are installed in the area.The mobilization is due to a disarmament operation in the Atlantic Coast region of the country, to control drug trafficking and the entry of war weapons , Alvarez said, adding that, they will begin to implement the Law on Ownership and Carrying of Weapons, due to the alarming increase in crime rates and violence afflicting the country.
The Unified Movement of Peasants Aguán published in Youtube channel, MUCAtv , a series of videos showing the movement of military troops to Lower Aguán in the department of Colon, east of the country.
http://radioprogresohonduras.blogspot.com/2010/04/militarizacion-del-bajo-aguan-es-una.html
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