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HONDURAN COUP OPPOSITION UNRELENTING, BUT REGIME DIGS IN, SHOWING LITTLE SIGN OF SURRENDER.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 20-AUG-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The clock is ticking, and news media around the world have begun to take that wistful tone associated with the end of a long and suspenseful saga. Regardless, the last word has not been written on the Honduras coup (see NotiCen, 2009-07-02). Whether one supports the de facto regime's contention that it has acted in accord with the Constitution, or the elected, exiled government's assertion that it has been illegally overthrown, it is difficult to deny that the Micheletti forces are now behaving like the military-backed regimes that blemish Central America's history. Amnesty International (AI) and other human rights organizations are busy documenting abuses against an angry citizenry ranging from curfews to shootings.

If there is a bright side, it is that the international community remains opposed to the goings-on, and no country has yet recognized the regime. A case...

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