Aguán Peasants carry out the third strike at the National Congress
A group of peasants of Aguan started a hunger strike yesterday in the basement of the National Congress to require the cessation of military harassment in the area.
The farmers on strike are members of cooperatives Despertar, La Trinidad, San Isidro and Santa Esteban Limitada, based in Trujillo, Colon. They also belong to the Unified Movement of Peasants of Aguán, MUCA, who recently signed an agreement with the government for the progressive transfer of 11 000 hectares of land.
"We have decided to start a hunger strike because of the impunity and corruption that we farmers in Aguán Valley are subject to by prosecutors, judges, police and army, who have besieged us with the aim of repressing and assaulting our rights, "they said in a statement.
With this new strike, sums up three of the protests of non-food intake in the National Congress, the strike of parents who fast for the repeal of Teachers' Statute, the judges, dismissed for alleged political reasons and the one started yesterday.
These three strikes previously mentioned are preceeded by the strike carried out by the Syndicate of Workers of the Autonomous University of Honduras, Sitraunah, since last April 27 at the university facilities. The strikers demand the reinstatement of 103 employees who were fired.
Source:http://radioprogresohonduras.blogspot.com/2010/05/campesinos-del-aguan-forman-tercera.html
A group of peasants of Aguan started a hunger strike yesterday in the basement of the National Congress to require the cessation of military harassment in the area.
The farmers on strike are members of cooperatives Despertar, La Trinidad, San Isidro and Santa Esteban Limitada, based in Trujillo, Colon. They also belong to the Unified Movement of Peasants of Aguán, MUCA, who recently signed an agreement with the government for the progressive transfer of 11 000 hectares of land.
"We have decided to start a hunger strike because of the impunity and corruption that we farmers in Aguán Valley are subject to by prosecutors, judges, police and army, who have besieged us with the aim of repressing and assaulting our rights, "they said in a statement.
With this new strike, sums up three of the protests of non-food intake in the National Congress, the strike of parents who fast for the repeal of Teachers' Statute, the judges, dismissed for alleged political reasons and the one started yesterday.
These three strikes previously mentioned are preceeded by the strike carried out by the Syndicate of Workers of the Autonomous University of Honduras, Sitraunah, since last April 27 at the university facilities. The strikers demand the reinstatement of 103 employees who were fired.
Source:http://radioprogresohonduras.blogspot.com/2010/05/campesinos-del-aguan-forman-tercera.html
Farmers in the Lower Aguan joined hunger strike
| Eleana Borjas |
| May 24 2010 Revistazo.com |
Despite the persistent rains that have fallen in the last hours, exposure to pollution that surfaces in the vicinity of the Plaza la Merced, the judges on hunger strike continue struggling for an independent and impartial Supreme Court. Eight people joined this strike today.  "At first it started to rain, we had somewhat a bad time, but about two or three days ago, with the solidarity and support of other organizations, we were able to acquire stands, tents and cover better and not get wet as before," said the Judge on hunger strike, Luis Chévez de la Rocha.The weakening body has not diminished the desire of judges on a hunger strike, that the Honduran population counts with a Supreme Court of Justice away from the jaws of bias and politicization. "We are very happy because today we had a full check-up and vital signs are good, they are within normal," he said. And today marks a week since the brave judges, members of the Association of Judges for Democracy-ASD -began what they called a "Hunger Strike Against Impunity", one which little by little is joined by new protagonists. The MUCA joins the fight Four members of the Unified Movement of Peasants of Aguán-MUCA, a student of the career of History at the Autonomous University of Honduras, and three judges of the Association of Judges for Democracy-ASD-joined today. The new strikers located themselves in several "huts" more, where they will remain until there is a satisfactory response from the authorities of the judiciary. They decided to travel from the north, believing that the struggle is fair.  "We are in solidarity with the judges so that there is justice in the country. Sadly, this is the only way in which things can be solved in this country, "said Julian Hernandez of MUCA. "The people have a right to independent and impartial judges," says de la Rocha, who until May 5, when he was fired, served as judge in matters of domestic violence. He affirms that the claims they make, is a right that concerns Honduran society. Guillermo Lopez, a judge on hunger strike, told this newspaper that the commission was formed last week by representatives of the member organizations of the Platform for Human Rights, has had some approaches to some authorities. "There are some expectations that this week, there could be a solution to the conflict but there is still no agreement," he added. Judges Chévez de la Rocha and López Lone, are two of the four judges dismissed by the Supreme Court on May 5. Those laid off have taken critical positions against the action of the authorities of the Supreme Court, they also condemned the coup which deposed former President Manuel Zelaya on June 28 2009. The "Hunger Strike Against Impunity" began on May 17. Its protagonists demand a revision of the action taken by the judges of the CSJ and the reinstatement of judges Luis Alonzo Chévez de la Rocha, Ramon Enrique Barrios, Adán Guillermo López Lone, and Judge Tirza del Carmen Flores Lanza. The strikers have survived only from water and honey. Until the day and time of this publication, they have spent 176 hours without food. |
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