Deborah Holmes
Vice President of Communications
Global Fund for Women
phone (415) 248-4800 x349
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Global Fund Demands Restoration of Democracy in Honduras
The Global Fund for Women expresses its serious concern and condemns
the military’s intervention and crimes against civilians in Honduras.
The military coup constitutes an attack on the Honduran democracy. We
are deeply concerned at reports of increasing violence against
civilians opposing militarism.
Over the past days, civil society organizations have documented
repeated violations of human rights in Honduras including the violent
suppression of civilians’ demonstrations and protests, military attacks
on communities, and detentions and disappearances, among others.
Women’s rights organizations and feminist activists in Honduras and in
other countries in the region are demanding the restitution of
democracy and the respect of human rights in the country. The Global
Fund for Women maintains close collaboration with brave women in
Honduras who have intensely worked to defend democracy, peacefully
resist the consequences of militarism and claim justice. We have
recognized these efforts through the mobilization of financial
resources in support of their activities promoting human rights.
Latin America and the Caribbean have the ignominious record of being
the region with the largest number of military coups in the world,
which has been the cause of political instability and extreme
inequality. The Global Fund for Women joins the demands for the
restitution of democracy and strongly condemns the military coup in
Honduras. We also urge people to pronounce against the aggressions to
Honduran people’s rights. Download a pdf of the political statement of the Feminist Movement in Honduras (Spanish).
