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Rights Action recommends this solidarity delegation to Honduras sponsored by the Cross Border Network with the Honduras Solidarity Network (HSN), IFCLA St. Louis, IRTF Cleveland and the Task Force on the Americas to investigate the intervention by the U.S. and Canadian governments and the obstacles to democratic development.
The delegation will be led by Karen Spring: Co-coordinator of the Honduras Solidarity Network who has lived and worked in Honduras for over a decade and is the host of the Honduras Now podcast.
In 2021, the Honduran people in an overwhelming vote threw out the US-backed narco-dictatorship that had ruled since the 2009 coup. At last, the Honduran people hoped they could chart their own course, independent of both oligarchs and the U.S. But now after almost two years, the new government of Xiomara Castro is caught in a vice between the Honduran elites and foreign investors backed by the U.S. and its allies.
Why is it so hard for this Central American country to chart its own course without foreign interference?
- Dates: January 3-11, 2024. Fly into and out of the new Comayagua/Palmerola international airport near Tegucigalpa (adjacent to the U.S. Soto Cano air base). Do not buy air tickets until you’re confirmed.
- Cost (excluding airfare to and from Honduras): $1,530. $800 deposit with registration.
- To Register: Fill out application at https://forms.gle/bc5znA93qWebTxdi8.
- For questions: Email to [email protected]
The minimum number of registrations by October 15 is 8 people for the delegation to go. The budget depends on how many over 8 people we recruit. If we get more, we will lower the price. Partial scholarships available to young activists.
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