Assure Safety of U.S. Fact-Finding Delegation to Honduras

Demand the Obama Administration Safeguard the Security of the U.S. Fact-Finding Mission to Honduras

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Send a message to President President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Congressional leaders, U.N. General Assembly President d'Escoto-Brockmann, U.N. Secretary General Ban, the Organization of American States, FIFA and World Cup officials and sponsors and major media representatives including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Telesur. Let them know that you DEMAND that the Obama Administration safeguard the security of the U.S. Fact-Finding Mission to Honduras

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Sample Text (you will be able to edit it in step 2 after pressing the "submit" button above): To: President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Congressional leaders, U.N. General Assembly President d'Escoto-Brockmann, U.N. Secretary General Ban, the Organization of American States, FIFA and World Cup leaders and sponsors and major media representatives including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Associated Press, Reuters and Telesur. I want to call your attention to a delegation from the United States that will be traveling to Honduras on Oct. 7. Ensuring the safety and security of this delegation requires your attention. Students, labor, clergy as well as peace activists plan to visit Honduras from October 7 through October 11 to learn about the critical situation in the country including a ban of constitutional rights. The fact-finding investigation of the critical situation in the country can only be carried out if its freedom of movement and safety is guaranteed. The delegation must be permitted to enter Honduras and to speak with Hondurans. With the long-term Soto Cano U.S. air base in Honduras (also called Palmerola base) and a history of training Honduran military officers, the attitude of the U.S. government is vital to any actions taken by the de-facto government in Honduras. They aim to return and explain to the U.S. population all the facts about the current situation in Honduras, including the situation of those who have opposed the coup government. On Saturday, Honduras will be the site of a major World Cup qualifying soccer match, expected to attract 50,000 people in San Pedro Sula. If the existing coup government of Honduras cannot guarantee the safety of this small human rights delegation how can they claim to be able to guarantee the safety of such a large crowd, including many international visitors? The American Association of Jurists, the National Lawyers Guild, the International Association of Democratic Lawyers and the International Association Against Torture have just released a report that confirm that the June 28 events in Honduras constitute a genuine military coup. The report further states that the military overthrow "was a clear violation of Honduras' 1982 Political constitution." Under these conditions, the people of the world will hold you accountable for insuring the security and safety of this fact-finding delegation and its ability to gather the truth and bring it back to the people of the U.S. Sincerely, (Your signature will be appended here based on the contact information you enter in the form above)