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Press Releases

December 2009
E-415 December 15, 2009	OAS SECRETARY GENERAL DENIES STATEMENTS AND REINFORCES SUPPORT FOR TEGUCIGALPA-SAN JOSE ACCORD
IACHR83/09 December 9, 2009	SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION REITERATES ITS DEEP CONCERN REGARDING THE LACK OF GUARANTEES TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN HONDURAS
E-405 December 4, 2009	INSULZA: "RETURN OF HONDURAS TO OAS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONLY WHEN THE OUTCOME OF JUNE 28 IS OVERCOME"

November 2009
E-371 November 6, 2009	STATEMENT OF THE OAS SECRETARY GENERAL ON THE SITUATION IN HONDURAS
E-365 November 4, 2009	INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS OF VERIFICATION COMMISSION END FIRST VISIT TO HONDURAS
E-362 November 3, 2009	VERIFICATION COMMISSION OF AGREEMENTS REACHED IN HONDURAS IS ESTABLISHED IN TEGUCIGALPA
Press Advisory November 2, 2009	ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VERIFICATION COMMISSION IN HONDURAS
E-360 November 1, 2009	INSULZA ANNOUNCES THAT RICARDO LAGOS AND HILDA SOLÍS WILL BE THE INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS OF A VERIFICATION COMMISSION TO HONDURAS

October 2009
E-357 October 30, 2009	STATEMENT OF THE OAS SECRETARY GENERAL REGARDING THE AGREEMENT REACHED IN HONDURAS
E-347 October 23, 2009	THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES SUPPORTS OAS WORK IN HONDURAS
E-344 October 21, 2009	OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL CONDEMNS ACTS OF INTIMIDATION AGAINST BRAZILIAN EMBASSY IN HONDURAS
E-341 October 20, 2009	OAS SECRETARY GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER STALL IN HONDURAS NEGOTIATIONS
E-329 October 8, 2009	STATEMENT OF THE OAS DELEGATION IN HONDURAS
E-328 October 7, 2009	INSULZA IN HONDURAS: “WE NEED DIALOGUE SO THAT HONDURANS DON'T HAVE TO KEEP PAYING THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT HAPPENED”
E-326 October 6, 2009	UPDATED LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE OAS MISSION THAT WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW IN HONDURAS
E-322 October 5, 2009	OAS MISSION WILL ARRIVE IN HONDURAS THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
E-321 October 3, 2009	OAS SECRETARY GENERAL CONFIRMS RECENT MEETING WITH MICHELETTI

September 2009
E-313 September 30, 2009	OAS ADVANCE MISSION TO ARRIVE IN HONDURAS THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
IACHR71/09 September 29, 2009	THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CONDEMNS THE SUSPENSION OF GUARANTEES IN HONDURAS AND THE VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
IACHR69/09 September 29, 2009	IACHR CONDEMNS SUSPENSION OF GUARANTEES IN HONDURAS
E-311 September 27, 2009	OAS SECRETARY GENERAL CONDEMNS HONDURAN AUTHORITIES’ DECISION TO FORBID ENTRANCE OF OAS HIGH OFFICIALS INTO THE COUNTRY
IACHR68/09 September 25, 2009	IACHR URGES HONDURAS TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THE PERSONS INSIDE THE EMBASSY OF BRAZIL
IACHR66/09 September 24, 2009	SPECIAL RAPPORTEURSHIP FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CONDEMNS RESTRICTIONS TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN HONDURAS
IACHR65/09 September 22, 2009	IACHR CONDEMNS EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE IN REPRESSION OF PROTESTS IN HONDURAS
IACHR64/09 September 22, 2009	IACHR URGES HONDURAS’ DE FACTO GOVERNMENT TO RESPECT PROTESTS
E-303 September 22, 2009	CHAIR OF THE OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL REGRETS VIOLENT ACTS IN HONDURAS AND URGES FOR IMMEDIATE DIALOGUE
E-302 September 21, 2009	OAS REQUESTS IMMEDIATE SIGNING OF THE SAN JOSÉ AGREEMENT AND SUPPORTS THE SECRETARY GENERAL’S INITIATIVES TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE IN HONDURAS
E-300 September 21, 2009	STATEMENT OF THE OAS SECRETARY GENERAL REGARDING THE SITUATION IN HONDURAS
E-278 September 1, 2009	STATEMENT OF THE OAS SECRETARY GENERAL AFTER MEETING WITH THE PERMANENT COUNCIL AND PRESIDENT ZELAYA

August 2009
E-269 August 26, 2009	OAS SECRETARY GENERAL WILL CONTINUE DIALOGUE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE CRISIS IN HONDURAS
E-268 August 25, 2009	STATEMENT OF THE OAS MISSION OF FOREIGN MINISTERS THAT VISITED HONDURAS
IACHR60/09 August 21, 2009	IACHR PRESENTS PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON ITS VISIT TO HONDURAS
E-266 August 21, 2009	VISIT OF FOREIGN MINISTERS TO HONDURAS TO BEGIN MONDAY
E-265 August 18, 2009	OAS FINALIZES PLANS FOR TRIP OF FOREIGN MINISTERS TO HONDURAS
E-261 August 13, 2009	CHILEAN FOREIGN MINISTER SUPPORTS INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN BY THE OAS SECRETARY GENERAL IN HONDURAS
E-260 August 13, 2009	STATEMENT BY THE OAS SECRETARY GENERAL AFTER MEETING HONDURAN DELEGATION
IACHR58/09 August 12, 2009	IACHR ANNOUNCES DELEGATION THAT WILL VISIT HONDURAS
E-257 August 11, 2009	OAS REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PROMOTE THE SAN JOSÉ ACCORD AS A SOLUTION TO THE HONDURAN CRISIS
E-255 August 10, 2009	CHAIRMAN OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE OAS SAYS HE REGRETS SUSPENSION OF VISIT OF FOREIGN MINISTERS TO HONDURAS
E-254 August 8, 2009	STATEMENT BY THE OAS SECRETARY GENERAL ON THE UPCOMING MISSION TRIP TO HONDURAS
E-253 August 7, 2009	OAS FORMS DELEGATION OF FOREIGN MINISTERS TO TRAVEL TO HONDURAS
IACHR56/09 August 5, 2009	INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO VISIT HONDURAS AFTER COUP D’ETAT
E-250 August 5, 2009	OAS WILL FORM COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS TO PROMOTE THE REESTABLISHMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN HONDURAS

July 2009
E-237 July 20, 2009	THE OAS ENDORSES PRESIDENT ARIAS EFFORTS AND DEMANDS THE RESTORATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN HONDURAS
E-234 July 16, 2009	INSULZA: “IF YOU WANT TO HAVE DEMOCRATIC RULE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF DEMOCRACY, DON’T TRY TO JUSTIFY ITS RAPE”
E-231 July 15, 2009	OAS SECRETARY GENERAL INSULZA RATIFIES MEASURES AGAINST HONDURAS AND WISHES WELL TO PRESIDENT ARIAS
E-221 July 7, 2009	OAS FULLY SUPPORTS MEDIATION OF PRESIDENT ARIAS IN HONDURAS
E-219 July 5, 2009	OAS SUSPENDS MEMBERSHIP OF HONDURAS
E-218 July 2, 2009	OAS SECRETARY GENERAL TO TRAVEL TO HONDURAS
E-216 July 1, 2009	OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTS INSULZA TO WORK TOWARDS RESTORING DEMOCRACY IN HONDURAS WITHIN 72 HOURS

June 2009
E-215 June 29, 2009	OAS SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS INSTITUTION “WILL NOT ACCEPT RETURN TO THE PAST” AND REJECTS MAKING CONCESSIONS TO REGIME EMANATED FROM COUP
E-214 June 28, 2009	OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL CONDEMNS COUP D’ETAT IN HONDURAS, CALLS MEETING OF MINISTERS AND ENTRUSTS SECRETARY GENERAL WITH CARRYING OUT CONSULTATIONS
E-212 June 28, 2009	OAS SECRETARY GENERAL CONDEMNS COUP AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS
E-211 June 26, 2009	OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON THE SITUATION IN HONDURAS

Reports and Speeches

December 4, 2009	REMARKS BY THE OAS SECRETARY GENERAL DURING THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL ON THE SITUATION IN HONDURAS (0nly available in Spanish) Washington, DC
November 10, 2009	OAS SECRETARY GENERAL REPORT ON THE SITUATION IN HONDURAS TO THE OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL (only available in Spanish) Washington, DC
October 21, 2009	REPORT ON THE SITUATION IN HONDURAS (only available in Spanish) Washington, DC
October 14, 2009	REPORT ON THE OAS’ MISSION VISIT TO HONDURAS (only available in Spanish) Washington, DC
October 7, 2009	REMARKS BY OAS SECRETARY GENERAL JOSÉ MIGUEL INSULZA DURING THE INAUGURATION OF THE DIALOGUE TABLE IN HONDURAS (only available in Spanish) Washington, DC

Adopted Resolutions

Permanent Council
CP/DEC. 43 (1723/09)	CONDEMNATION OF THE ACTS OF INTIMIDATION AGAINST THE EMBASSY OF BRAZIL IN HONDURAS (Approved by the Permanent Council at its meeting of October 21, 2009)
CP/DEC. 42 (1716/09)	DECLARATION OF THE OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL (Approved by the Permanent Council at its meeting of September 21, 2009)
CP/RES. 953 (1700/09)	CURRENT SITUATION IN HONDURAS (Adopted at the meeting of June 28, 2009)
CP/RES. 952 (1699/09)	SITUATION IN HONDURAS (Adopted at the meeting of June 26, 2009)

General Assembly
AG/RES.1 (XXXVII-E/09) rev. 1	RESOLUTION ON THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN HONDURAS (Adopted at the plenary session, held on July 1, 2009 and reviewed by the Style Committee)
AG/RES.2 (XXXVII-E/09) rev. 1	SUSPENSION OF THE RIGHT OF HONDURAS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (Adopted at the second plenary session, held on July 4, 2009, and reviewed by the Style Committee)

In the News

December

Tuesday 22

On Honduras, Switzerland, food, class politics, Mike Huckabee, words, Belgium - Letter to the Editor (Economist)

Wednesday 16

OAS secretary general denies statements and reiterates support for Honduras accord (Caribbean Net News)
Insulza confía en la independencia de Lobo para restaurar la normalidad de la democrática (EFE)
Insulza confía en independencia de Lobo (AFP)
Insulza niega que desacreditó a ‘Pepe’ Lobo (El Heraldo)

Friday 11

Insulza: Nadie ha legitimado el Gobierno de Micheletti (Radio Cooperativa)
HONDURAS: "QUIEREN CONDICIONAR" A LOBO, INSULZA (ANSA)

Thursday 10

Insulza afirma que reconocer gobierno de Honduras es "prerrogativa" de cada país (AFP)

Wednesday 9

Monday 7

Insulza: "Queremos reincorporación de Honduras a la OEA" (AP)
Insulza ve en Lobo la persona clave para impulsar el regreso a la democracia (EFE)
OAS Permanent Council analyses situation in Honduras (Caribbean Net News)
The Honduras Conundrum - Editorial (The New York Times)
Insulza afirma que Lobo debe resolver la crisis en Honduras (AFP)
Insulza comienza a aceptar a Lobo (BBC - UK)
Honduras: U.S. Urges Support of Neighbors for New Leader (The New York Times)
Insulza: Lobo es el "mejor poscionado" para impulsar democracia en Honduras (DPA)
La OEA propone aceptar a Lobo (El Universal)
La OEA otra vez dividida por la crisis en Honduras (Clarín)
The Honduras Trap - OpEd (Newsweek)
U.S., Brazil and OAS get failing grades for Honduras test - OpEd (Miami Herald)
Patricia Rodas critica en la OEA a los países que reconocen a Porfirio Lobo (EFE)

Friday 4

La OEA afronta un debate difícil sobre Honduras (EFE)

Thursday 3

Wednesday 2

Tuesday 1

Insulza dice estar abierto al diálogo con Lobo "para construir democracia" (EFE)
OEA conversará con Porfirio Lobo (Radio Nederland)
INSULZA ABIERTO AL DIALOGO CON LOBOS (ANSA)

November

Tuesday 24

Insulza espera Congreso vote futuro de Zelaya con Gobierno de unidad acordado (EFE)
OEA sin postura común frente a elecciones en Honduras (AFP)
La OEA sigue dividida en torno al caso Honduras (DPA)
OEA sin acuerdo sobre Honduras (BBC - UK)
Pulso en la OEA - Editorial (El Tiempo)

Monday 23

OEA discutirá hoy sobre elecciones en Honduras (El Heraldo)

Friday 13

Pide la OEA insista en solución Honduras (El Nacional)
Zelaya: EEUU se debe al mandato de la OEA (El Tiempo)
Micheletti desestima negativa de la OEA de enviar observadores para elecciones (Telesur)
Lagos ve peligro de un "resquebrajamiento" de la unidad internacional tras la elecciones (EFE)

Thursday 12

Honduras accord is on verge of collapse (Washington Post)

Wednesday 11

NO HABRA MISION OBSERVADORA EN HONDURAS, INSULZA (ANSA)
OEA no puede enviar observadores a elecciones (AP)
OAS pessimistic about Honduras political crisis (Radio Nederland)
La OEA, pesimista ante el diálogo en Honduras, descarta enviar misión electoral (AFP)
Reconoce Insulza estancamiento de negociaciones (Notimex)
La OEA, dividida por las elecciones en Honduras (Clarín)
U.S. Tries to Salvage Honduras Accord (The New York Times)
Menchú asegura que ONU y OEA han sido rebasadas por la situación en Honduras (EFE)

Tuesday 10

La OEA evaluará la situación en Honduras tras el fracaso del acuerdo (EFE)
Reunión extraordinaria de la OEA evaluará situación en Honduras (Telesur)
Examinará OEA crisis por golpismo en Honduras (Prensa Latina)
Pide gobierno de facto a OEA envío de observadores electorales (Notimex)
The Way Forward in Honduras - OpEd (Wall Street Journal)

Monday 9

Zelaya dice que su restitución queda en manos de la OEA (El Tiempo)
La OEA pide al Congreso de Honduras pronunciarse sobre la restitución de Zelaya en la Presidencia (Europa Press)
Insulza deplora interrucpción del proceso de implementación (Otro)
OAS secretary general issues statement on the situation in Honduras (Caribbean Net News)
Coordinadores de la OEA aplauden labor de gobierno (La Tribuna)
El Gobierno de facto de Honduras insta a la OEA y a EE.UU. a respetar sus compromisos (El Economista - España)
Comisión de verificación busca reavivar acuerdo en Honduras (AP)
No puede integrarse un gabinete unilateralmente (El Tiempo)

Friday 6

Thursday 5

Wednesday 4

Instala OEA Comisión de Verificación en Honduras (Xinhua)
Se instala Comisión de Verificación en Honduras (Telesur)
Ricardo Lagos: Acuerdo de Tegucigalpa implica restaurar a Zelaya en el poder (EFE)
Instalan Comisión de Verificación en Honduras (La Crónica de Hoy)
La Comisión de Verificación de los acuerdos en Honduras arranca con optimismo (Europa Press)
La Comisión de Verificación se instala y el Congreso consulta al poder judicial (EFE)
Para EE UU es prioridad uno solución de la crisis (El Tiempo)
“Es posible alcanzar una unidad”: Ricardo lagos (La Prensa)
Ricardo Lagos: "Zelaya tiene que volver al poder" (El País - España)

Tuesday 3

Monday 2

US labor official, Chile's Lagos on Honduras panel (AP)
Ex presidente chileno y una hija de inmigrante mexicano verificarán acuerdos (La Crónica de Hoy)
HONDURAS:LAGOS Y SOLIS INTEGRARAN COMISION DE VERIFICACION (ANSA)
Nombra OEA representantes para Honduras (Notimex)
Lagos integrará Comisión de Verificación de pacto hondureño (La Nación)
Hilda Solis y Ricardo Lagos encabezarán la Comisión de Verificación del acuerdo para Honduras (Europa Press)
Nominados los 4 integrantes de la Comisión de Verificación (El Tiempo)
LAGOS SE APRESTA A VIAJAR A HONDURAS EN NOMBRE DE LA OEA (Telam)
OAS announces names of international members of Verification Commission to Honduras (Caribbean Net News)
Asamblea general de la OEA podría reunirse en Tegucigalpa (EFE)
La OEA estudiará la próxima semana la readmisión de Honduras antes de las elecciones (EFE)
Insulza se mostró “satisfecho” por el acuerdo para solucionar la crisis en Honduras (Telam)
Insulza pide a Consejo de la OEA apruebe envío comisión electoral a Honduras (EFE)
'Fue pura diplomacia multilateral', dice Secretario Político de la OEA sobre acuerdo en Honduras (El Tiempo)

Photo Gallery

	Special Meeting of the OAS Permanent Council to consider the situation in Honduras Date: December 4, 2009 Venue: Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS
	Special Meeting of the OAS Permanent Council to continue considering the situation in Honduras Date: November 10, 2009 Venue: Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS
	Special Meeting of the OAS Permanent Council on the Situation in Honduras Date: September 28, 2009 Venue: Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Patricia Leiva - OAS
	Special Meeting of the Permanent Council to regarding the current situation in Honduras Date: September 21, 2009 Venue: Simón Bolívar Room, OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS
	Press Conference with José Manuel Zelaya President of Honduras Date: September 1, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera – 0AS
	The President of Honduras, José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, on a business visit to the OAS Date: September 1, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Patricia Leiva, Juan Herrera - OAS
	Visit to Honduras of the Commission integrated by the OAS Secretary General and the Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and the Ambassador from the Dominican Republic Date: August 24, 2009 Venue: Honduras Photos: OAS
	The OAS Secretary General. José Miguel Insulza, speaks at the conference “The Political Crisis in Honduras”, organized by the Inter-American Dialogue Date: July 16, 2009 Venue: Washington, DC Photos: Patricia Leiva - OAS
	OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, reports to OAS Permanent Observers about the initiatives related to the Honduran crisis Date: July 8, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Patricia Leiva - OAS
	OAS Secretary General Insulza reports to the XXXVIII OAS Special General Assembly on the initiatives undertaken regarding the political crisis in Honduras Date: July 4, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Patricia Leiva - OAS
	President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya Rosales speaks at a press conference at OAS headquarters Date: June 30, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS
	XXXVII Special Session of the General Assembly Date: June 30, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS
	General Committee of the Thirty-Seventh Special Sessions of the General Assembly Date: June 30, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS
	XXXVII Special Session of the General Assembly Date: June 30, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS
	XXXVII Special Session of the General Assembly Date: June 30, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS
	XXXVII Special Session of the General Assembly Date: June 30, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS
	XXXVII Special Session of the General Assembly Date: June 30, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS
	XXXVII Special Session of the General Assembly Date: June 30, 2009 Venue: OAS Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS
	Special Meeting of the OAS Permanent Council Date: June 28, 2009 Venue: Simón Bolívar Room, Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Patricia Leiva - OAS
	Special Meeting of the OAS Permanent Council Date: June 26, de junio de 2009 Venue: Simón Bolívar Room, Headquarters - Washington, DC Photos: Juan Manuel Herrera - OAS

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