The experts presented a report in Geneva, in which they warned of the critical political and social situation that the Central American country is experiencing and called on the national government to respect the human rights and life of Hondurans.

The document highlighted that street protests and unrest are not exceptional situations and do not justify the suspension of fundamental rights.

The Opposition Alliance against the Dictatorship in Honduras called this Wednesday morning for a series of national protests and mobilizations against the recent killings and repression and what they consider “fraud” in the elections of November 26.

Manuel Zelaya Rosales, coordinator of the Alliance, called on protests against “the vile murders, physical attacks, persecutions and aggressions carried out by the military, paramilitaries and police against the people who exercise their universal right to peaceful protest in defense of their vote.”

Through a statement, the Opposition coalition, which backed the presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla, expressed its support for peaceful protests and accused President Juan Orlando Hernández, re-elected according to the TSE, of being the main figure responsible for the recent events that have left at least 26 dead.

They called on the Honduran people to “actively protest” this Wednesday in front of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, located in Comayagüela. This Thursday the intention of the Alliance is to march toward the United States Embassy, after the U.S. government recognized Hernández’s triumph; while on Friday afternoon they have called for further street mobilizations across the country.

Nasralla, who lost by less than two percentage points after a long pause in the issuing of the electoral results, in which his advantage was suddenly and steadily eroded, traveled to Washington on Monday and met with the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, who considered that the most viable solution is to repeat the elections.

(Prensa Latina)

The head of the Cuban team, Orlando Álvarez, told La Prensa that the doctors provide quality services to those most in need.

Álvarez recalled that the Caribbean professionals arrived in Honduras 17 years ago to assist the victims of Hurricane Mitch. Subsequently, the governments of both countries signed an agreement to extend their stay and work in regions with little or no healthcare coverage.

Since then, the Cuban brigade has performed 775,926 surgeries, saved 250,800 lives, offered nursing services, laboratory tests and X-rays, and developed educational activities for preventive purposes.

The Cuban representative added that Cuba also cooperated with Honduras before 1998, when the country was hit by Hurricane Fifi in 1974.

In addition, 1,345 students from the Central American nation have been trained at the Latin American School of Medicine in Havana.

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Military Base. Stock Photo

Douglas M. Fraser, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command met Honduran Minister of Defense Marlon Pascua and agreed that the United States will increase its military bases in Honduran northern coast.

Fraser is visiting Honduras, according to him, for concreting cooperation agreements to fight drug trafficking and for a better regional security.

El Heraldo newspaper posted that a new base will be open in Islas de Bahia with the assessment of U.S. Southern Command.

The U.S. Southern Command is assessing another base since 2010 in Gracias a Dios department, in the border with Nicaragua with the pretext of fighting drug trafficking.

Fraser will meet President Porfirio Lobo, U.S ambassador Hugo Llorens and several Honduran ministers.

This is the second time Fraser visits Honduras, a country he considers is located in the deadly area in the world, like Iraq and Afghanistan.

(Prensa Latina)