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Against long odds, human rights workers, teachers, LGBT people, campesinos, students, unionists, and independent journalists work peacefully for democratic rule of law justice.
In June 2011, a new LIBRA party was formed (Libertad y Refundacion). The National Popular Resistance Front (FNRP) founded it.
Manuel Zelaya heads it. His wife, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, will be its November presidential candidate.
Rights Action believes if open, free and fair elections were held, LIBRE would win decisively. Dark forces have other ideas. Democracy's verboten. Rule of law principles don't matter.
Severe repression continues. Conditions remain dire. Monied interests control things. Washington's involvement is longstanding. It dates from the end of the 19th century.
America's long arm made Honduras the original banana republic. It's politically unstable. It's unsafe to live in. It's a repressive kleptocracy.
Wealth is disproportionately shared. Ordinary people are exploited and persecuted. Corrupt government officials work cooperatively with criminal gangs and business interests. Gangsterism is policy. Freedom is a four-letter word. Wealth and power matter most.
In February, Rights Action co-director Annie Bird headlined "Human Rights Violations Attributed to Military Forces in the Bajo Aguan Valley in Honduras."
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