OEA/Ser.L/V/II.
Doc. 55

30 December 2009

Original: Spanish

HONDURAS: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE COUP D’ÉTAT

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I.              EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II.             INTRODUCTION

              A.             Measures adopted by the IACHR since the coup d’état

     B.            Activities conducted during the on-site visit

III.            INTERRUPTION OF DEMOCRATIC ORDER AND THE INTERNATIONAL
                COMMUNITY’S REACTION

                A.            The ousting of President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales

                B.            The “fourth ballot box”

                C.            Measures taken by the de facto government

                D.            President Zelaya enters the Brazilian Embassy

                E.            The international community’s reaction

IV.            EVALUATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION

                A.             The role of human rights defenders

                B.             The situation of political authorities and other authorities and
                                community leaders

                C.             The specific impact on certain groups

V.             HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

                A.             The state of emergency and judicial guarantees

                B.             The right to life

                C.             The right to humane treatment and right of assembly

                D.            The right to personal liberty

                E.             The right to vote and participate in government

                F.             The right to freedom of expression

                G.            Women’s rights

                H.            The right to an education and the right to strike

VI.            CONCLUSIONS