Hondurans to Protest
Negroponte's Visit
Hondurans plan to reject
the announced Central
American tour of US
Deputy Secretary of
State John D.
Negroponte.
The protest, organized
by the Civic Council of
Popular, Indigenous
Organizations, will be
the first of several
demonstrations to reject
the US official's
arrival to the region.
In a communiqué, the
group repudiates
Negroponte's presence
and recalled his role in
1982-1986, when he
served as US Ambassador
and imposed the National
Security Doctrine.
For its part, COMUN (the
Comunicacion Comunitaria
institution) recalled
that this policy
encouraged from
Washington led to State
terrorism and the
emergence of the 316th
Battalion, which
tortured and killed
hundreds of social
fighters.
Other organizations
joining the protest
include Convergencia de
Movimientos de los
Pueblos de las Americas
and the Committee of
Families of Detained
Disappeared, which
announced a vigil
tonight outside the US
Embassy.
Axctions will continue
tomorrow with a protest
outside the Presidential
House, where the US
official and President
Manuel Zelaya are
scheduled to meet.
Negroponte will arrive
in Honduras from
Medellin, Colombia,
where he is scheduled to
attend the regular
session of the General
Assembly of OAS and
share views with
authorities and private
sector representatives.
His Central American
tour also includes El
Salvador and Guatemala.
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