Grave represión contra pueblo hondureño en resistencia a la Dictadura y el fraude electoral
Summary
Amigos de la Tierra América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC) condemns the violent repression by Honduran police and military forces against citizens protesting electoral fraud and the presidency of Juan Orlando Hernández. The organization reports specific killings in Tegucigalpa and La Ceiba, calls for an international physical recount of election ballots, and urges the international community to pressure the Honduran government to guarantee civil liberties and human rights.
Key insights
- The Honduran government, under President Juan Orlando Hernández, has deployed police and military forces to repress nationwide demonstrations defending the popular vote and protesting electoral fraud, with particular violence occurring in popular neighborhoods.
- Specific casualties of the repression include the murder of a child in the El Pedregal colony of Tegucigalpa and an adult in La Ceiba, Atlántida.
- ATALC demands that the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal refrain from announcing an election winner until a physical, act-by-act count is conducted under international supervision, including those acts sent for audit due to irregularities.
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- admin (2017). Grave represión contra pueblo hondureño en resistencia a la Dictadura y el fraude electoral. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/grave-represion-contra-pueblo-hondureno-en-resistencia-a-la-dictadura-y-el-fraude-electoral/
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- admin. Grave represión contra pueblo hondureño en resistencia a la Dictadura y el fraude electoral. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/es/grave-represion-contra-pueblo-hondureno-en-resistencia-a-la-dictadura-y-el-fraude-electoral/.
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- {{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Grave represión contra pueblo hondureño en resistencia a la Dictadura y el fraude electoral |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=1 December 2017 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/grave-represion-contra-pueblo-hondureno-en-resistencia-a-la-dictadura-y-el-fraude-electoral/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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- @misc{admin2017grave, author = {admin}, title = {{Grave represión contra pueblo hondureño en resistencia a la Dictadura y el fraude electoral}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = dec, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/grave-represion-contra-pueblo-hondureno-en-resistencia-a-la-dictadura-y-el-fraude-electoral/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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