official truth commission
the office of the "Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación" (Truth and Reconciliation Commission) are participants of the delegation of the Commission's Executive Secretary Sergio Menbre n o and the staff Martha Savillón, Antonio Delgado, Veronica Puentes and Judi Mora received. This official Commission was convened on taking office Pepe Lobo and is part of his so-called government of reconciliation. Exciting is that this year have been set up so two truth commissions in Honduras: The "Comisión de la Verdad" and the alternative "Comisión de Verdad"
. The official establishment is recognized internationally and supported by the EU, UN and isolated countries, including Germany, financially. Their mandate is mainly political, namely, the events surrounding the "28 June 2009 "reappraise. Well-Noticed '28 June 2009 ", the term coup is not being used. Human rights occupy a less important position, they are from a related group of UN experts in a separate report dealt. In March 2011 a final report with recommendations appear, but which are not binding or legally recoverable. Of the democracy movement and human rights platform, this Commission as an institution, which was convened by the coup regime, rejected and boycotted. A fact which the Commission is clearly contrary to refuse because many victims and witnesses of human rights violations surveys. The "Comisión de Verdad", which the delegation visited last week, was convened in contrast to the civil society and human rights platform explicitly used to document and educate the human rights violations. They will also refuse all contact with the official Commission but has the disadvantage not to have insight into official documents.
. The official establishment is recognized internationally and supported by the EU, UN and isolated countries, including Germany, financially. Their mandate is mainly political, namely, the events surrounding the "28 June 2009 "reappraise. Well-Noticed '28 June 2009 ", the term coup is not being used. Human rights occupy a less important position, they are from a related group of UN experts in a separate report dealt. In March 2011 a final report with recommendations appear, but which are not binding or legally recoverable. Of the democracy movement and human rights platform, this Commission as an institution, which was convened by the coup regime, rejected and boycotted. A fact which the Commission is clearly contrary to refuse because many victims and witnesses of human rights violations surveys. The "Comisión de Verdad", which the delegation visited last week, was convened in contrast to the civil society and human rights platform explicitly used to document and educate the human rights violations. They will also refuse all contact with the official Commission but has the disadvantage not to have insight into official documents.
Karla Lara - Singer, feminist, artist in resistance
the evening, the delegation met in the café group Cinefilia with Karla Lara, the most famous singer from Honduras. She began her career with the legendary group Cutumay Camon, who played for the guerrillas in El Salvador. Her artistic and personal life changed drastically during the coup. With the curfew and state of emergency ended the night life in Honduras. With the resistance movement, however, concerts now shifted to public places. Karla Lara informed their fans always on Facebook, where they would play today and called for participation the demonstrations. Today she is invited by coup stations again. "It should be done as if all this is now past. The rebels want as quickly as possible to go to normal." The "Artist of the resistance" but also criticized the general concept of culture in Honduras. This would be misunderstood as folklore, urban culture, youth culture and political culture are not perceived. gave documentary about transsexuals in Honduras
After that a film screening -
"At my high heels" of "En mis tacones" in the presence of the director and cinematographer Fernando Reyes Lily Nunez. The 20-minute documentary shows in striking ways, the situation of transsexuals in Honduras, her discrimination between everyday life and their own identity, sex work as a survival strategy, and finally, the increasing murders in the community since the coup. Since June 2009, 40 murders have been reported to Trans people. They are object of hate twisted macho military and police officers who bring their power since the coup and make a "social cleansing" at all, do not fit into the conservative-Christian image. Reyes refers here to Opus Dei, the ultra-right Catholic sect, which is almost the entire Government team belonging. The film is financed by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Tegucigalpa, based as opposed to the coup loyal Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung encourages social processes and debates.
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