Show solidarity with Friends of the Earth Honduras
6 July 2009

Friends of the Earth International condemns the illegal expulsion of the Honduran President.

We stand in solidarity with Friends of the Earth Honduras and all the forces struggling for democracy in the country.

We are deeply worried about the current situation in the Republic of Honduras.

The illegal detention and expulsion of the constitutional President, Manual Zelaya, by the armed forces is unacceptable.

As are the arrest warrants issued to 25 members of civil society. This includes the leader of the peasants movement - La Via Campesina - in Honduras.

Friends of the Earth Honduras publicly supports the democratically elected President.

By doing so they face potential detention by the security forces.

We must defend the security of the members of Friends of the Earth Honduras.

Respect democracy

The entire international community must demand the return of the democratically elected President.

Friends of the Earth International invites citizens worldwide to protest and send letters to the embassies of Honduras.

Please write to the Honduran embassy in the UK.

Demand the restoration of the elected President and the unconditional respect for democracy.

Solidarity with Friends of the Earth Honduras

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to express my deep concern about the current situation in the Republic of Honduras and my unreserved condemnation of the illegal detention and expulsion of the constitutional President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya. I join with the international community in demanding that the Honduran Armed Forces immediately re-instate Mr Zelaya and re-establish respect for all elected authorities. We condemn any persecution or repression of activists in grassroots movements and organizations by the sectors promoting the coup. We insist that the Honduran Army respect the physical integrity of all Honduran social movements, organisations, the demonstrators who are defending the institutional order and we will be watchful for human rights abuses. In particular, I strongly denounce the arrest warrants issued to 25 members of civil society including the leader of the peasant movement La Via Campesina in Honduras, Rafael Alegria, who is a member of the international coordinating committee for La Via Campesina International. Since this illegal action last week, the news of Mr Zelaya's removal and details of the subsequent military actions have spread throughout the international community. The removal of President Zelaya was an illegal action and we are watching closely to ensure that social peace is restored in Honduras. We demand that the democratic process, and the will of the Honduras people, be respected.

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6 July 2009