ILLEGAL HONDURAN ELECTION

In light of the illegal elections in Honduras on November 29, you might want to view "A Graphic History
of the Honduran Coup" at http://www.alternet.org/images/slideshows/houduras_coup/illustration.php
which looks at the roots of the military coup and the role of the United States. Unfortunately, the U.S.
 is one of the only governments to consider recognizing the "elections" as legitimate. However, the on-going
violations of human rights clearly show that conditions for free and fair elections do not exist in the country.

Erin Cox, 8th Day staff member, is currently in Honduras with the Quixote Center delegation. For more
information, see http://www.quixote.org/

ACTIONS

1. Call the White House:  (202)-456-1111 or (202)-456-1414 

(to email go to www.whitehouse.gov)

2. Call the State Department (202) 647-4000 (to email go to www.state.gov)

3. Contact members of your Congressional delegation:

TELL THEM: “I AM contacting you TO INSIST THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NOT RECOGNIZE
THE MILITARIZED DE FACTO ELECTIONS OF NOVEMBER 29th”

BACKGROUND
 Sunday, November 29, 2009, the de facto Honduran government installed in power
through a military coup on June 28, 2009, will hold its illegal elections under conditions of a human rights
crisis in which the army and police forces have murdered more than 30 resistance members, and there are
ongoing detentions and repression. The military coup and the military-political dictatorship have been
condemned around the globe. The de facto elections have also been declared to be illegitimate by governments
and international organizations including the Organization of American States. The resistance movement, which
includes organizations representing teachers, workers, community groups, students, women, indigenous people,
and more, has called for a boycott of the de facto elections. More than 100 candidates of parties participating
in the elections have announced their withdrawal from the elections in protest of the continuation of the coup.
Human rights organizations have issued alerts warning of the danger of even more massive and violent violations
of human rights by the army and police.