Note from Honduras Resists: Since this article was released asylum has been granted by the Guatemalan government for all 12 COPINH members requesting it.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
12 members of indigenous organization COPINH ask for political asylum at Guatemalan embassy
12 members of indigenous organization COPINH ask for political asylum at Guatemalan embassy
Note from Honduras Resists: Since this article was released asylum has been granted by the Guatemalan government for all 12 COPINH members requesting it.
Tegucigalpa.- (October 6, 2009) - 12 members of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), among them four minors, entered the Guatemalan embassy Tuesday morning to ask for political asylum alleging that they are suffering from political persecution by the current de facto government.
He added that, "as a result of the crisis they have given instructions to prepare Añadió que a causa de la crisis han dado instructions to prepare lodging in all of the border zones with Honduras and the communication from the Guatemalan Foreign Office seems very positive to us."
“Of the people who today asked for asylum in the embassy there are four who have already suffered jailing and one of them has fresh scars from being hit in the face and head and signs of torture and beating on the back. So we are facing a terrible regime which is threatening life," added Zúniga.
The Council Minister of the Guatemalan Embassy, Walther Noack Sierra, a bit impacted by what happened, received the peasants persecute by the dictatorship and hours later the Chancellery of Guatemala sent out a release.
In it, the chancellery expresses that “twelve Honduran citizens arrived at the Guatemalan Embassy in Honduras to ask for political asylum." It adds that, “article 27 of the Political Constitution establishes that Guatemala recognizes the right to asylum and extends it in accordance with international practices."
The Guatemalan Government awaids the coming arrival of the Commission of Chancelleries that through the efforts put forth by the Organization of American States will visit Tegucigalpa on Wednesday, to propose the installation of a dialog table in order to seek a solution to the political crisis being lived through in Honduras.
The members of COPINH entered the embassy at 10:00am this Tuesday October 6th, hoping that the government of Guatemala will support their request.
Note from Honduras Resists: Since this article was released asylum has been granted by the Guatemalan government for all 12 COPINH members requesting it.
Tegucigalpa.- (October 6, 2009) - 12 members of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), among them four minors, entered the Guatemalan embassy Tuesday morning to ask for political asylum alleging that they are suffering from political persecution by the current de facto government.
He added that, "as a result of the crisis they have given instructions to prepare Añadió que a causa de la crisis han dado instructions to prepare lodging in all of the border zones with Honduras and the communication from the Guatemalan Foreign Office seems very positive to us."
“Of the people who today asked for asylum in the embassy there are four who have already suffered jailing and one of them has fresh scars from being hit in the face and head and signs of torture and beating on the back. So we are facing a terrible regime which is threatening life," added Zúniga.
The Council Minister of the Guatemalan Embassy, Walther Noack Sierra, a bit impacted by what happened, received the peasants persecute by the dictatorship and hours later the Chancellery of Guatemala sent out a release.
In it, the chancellery expresses that “twelve Honduran citizens arrived at the Guatemalan Embassy in Honduras to ask for political asylum." It adds that, “article 27 of the Political Constitution establishes that Guatemala recognizes the right to asylum and extends it in accordance with international practices."
The Guatemalan Government awaids the coming arrival of the Commission of Chancelleries that through the efforts put forth by the Organization of American States will visit Tegucigalpa on Wednesday, to propose the installation of a dialog table in order to seek a solution to the political crisis being lived through in Honduras.
The members of COPINH entered the embassy at 10:00am this Tuesday October 6th, hoping that the government of Guatemala will support their request.
The citizens who are in the Guatemalan embassy are:
Photo below: "Lempira didn't fear the conquistadors, today his children do not fear the dictator. -COPIN"
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