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December 21, 2017

Honduras: Protesters Killed Amid Crackdown Against Election Demonstrations
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In Honduras, a brutal military crackdown against protesters supporting
the opposition party continues, with multiple people killed and dozens
more wounded in recent days amid the ongoing political crisis. On
Wednesday, the United States signaled its support for the incumbent
U.S.-backed President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was declared the
winner of the November 26 election late Sunday night by the
government-controlled election board. The opposition party, the Alliance
Against the Dictatorship, as well as the Organization of American States
have called for new elections, amid reports of widespread fraud and vote
rigging. A senior State Department official said the U.S. has no
credible evidence to dispute Hernández's victory. Across Honduras,
protests continue against what many are calling an electoral coup. There
are reports the military has assassinated and beaten protesters,
including attacking protesters in the hospital; shooting tear gas into
peoples homes, including where there are children and pregnant women;
and launching a violent crackdown against Afro-indigenous Garifuna
protesters.


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