coup d’etat in honduras honduras and the interamerican system
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COUP D’ETAT IN HONDURAS
HONDURAS AND THE INTERAMERICAN SYSTEM
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NEW POLITICALSCENARIO FOR AND IN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
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FOR Latin American countries
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IN Latin American countries
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Dimensions of thesearchfor a new developmentpatternFirst time in Latin American historywhere a combination of
factorscouldappeartogether.
Economy– Sustainedgrowth and diversifiedinsertion in theworldeconomiccircuits
Social inclusion - Publicpoliciesaimedtoequalopportunitiesforthepopulation as a whole
Democracy - Strengthening of democraticpractices and procedures
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Differencesbetween “north” and “south” LatinAmerica NorthernLatinAme
rica
Their agenda ishighlyinfluencedbythe U.S.
Most of themhadsignedFTAswiththe U.S.
Remittancedependence, highlevels of emigration, highdependency on the fate of recipient countries
SouthernLatinAmerica
Their agenda has a broaderlevel of integrationamongthemselves
Few of themhadsignedFTAswiththe U.S., most of them belong to South American regional structures (MERCOSUR, CAN),
UNASUR as anattempttobuildbroaderlevels of autonomy.
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Relevance of Democracy in Latin America
Decade ‘70 Decade ’80 (firsthalf)
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Relevance of democracy in LatinAmerica
Decade ’80 (secondhalf)Decade ’90
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DURINGDICTATORSHIPS IN LATINAMERICATHOUSANDS OF PEOPLEWEREARRESTED, TORTURED AND MURDERED. MOST OF THOSERESPONSIBLEHAVENOTBEENJUDGED. HUMANRIGHTSWEREVIOLATED AND FREEDOM OF SPEECHWASTAKENAWAY. JOURNALISTSHAVEBECOMETHEMAIN TARGET IN HONDURAS, WESHALLNOT LOOK AWAY.
Relevance of Democracy in LatinAmerica
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Whathappened in Honduras? Honduras suferred a coupd’Etat, a crack of
theinstitutionalorder. What are theytryingtoinstitutesincetheevents of june 2009 and whatprecedentdoesitleave?Thetheory of benevolentcoups.
Themilitary actor interveneswithouttakingoverthepoliticalpowerbutenablingananticipatedchange of government. Thisalsoenablestheelimination of certainpolitical figures fromthepoliticalscenario.
Venezuela’s 2002 coup d’ Etatwas a clearprecedent of thistype of practice.
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DEMOCRACYShould a populist leader be kicked out of office even though he got elected in popular elections?
Is there a double standard when it comes to accepting “uncomforable” leaders?
DEMOCRACY
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Defendingdemocracy
Sincethesecondhalf of the ’80s, LatinAmerica has become, alongwithEurope, U.S.A. and Canada, a regionthatpursueseconomicdevelopmentwithin a democraticframe.
The USA and Europehavetheobligation of defending and cooperatingwithdemocracy in LatinAmerica.
The USA hadseveraltoolstopressure Honduras and decidednotto use them.
Furthermore, most of South American countrieshavebeenleftalone in thedefense of democracy.
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Countriesthat do notrecognizetheHondureangovernment
A yearlater, western worldfacedwiththe new Hondureangovernment
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Futureexpectations
Honduras certainlywillnotbeexcludedforlifefromtheInteramericanSystem.
Thereincorporationcannotbe done onthebasis of a “moveon” policy.
Actorsinvolved in thecoupmustbejudged and punished.
Zelaya mustbeallowedtoreturntohis country, enjoying full rights.
Honduras mustcompromisewiththe full respect of HumanRights and politicalfreedoms.