Text Book State Terrorism in Honduras: Death Squad Kills Teacher in Front of Students http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/2420-text-book-state-terrorism-in-honduras-death-squad-kills-teacher-in-front-of-students

This is the same modus operandi of state terrorism and death squads that operated in U.S. backed regimes in Honduras throughout the 1970s and 1980s, during the so-called ‘cold war’.During the eight months since the June 28, 2009 military coup in Honduras, dozens of FNRP activists have been killed, some during illegal detention by police forces, others in death squad type situations like the killing of Professor Manuel.

There is not a credible or functional justice system operating in Honduras. Proper investigation by Honduran authorities is not possible.In reaction to the killing, teachers are holding a national strike and there is a national protest scheduled to occur March 25.Millions of Hondurans, along with the Organization of American States (OAS) and many nations around the world, do not recognize the legitimacy of the current acting president of Honduras, Pepe Lobo.

The FNRP continues to struggle for the legitimate goal of convoking a constitutional convention to create a new constitution since the current one, formulated in 1981 amidst widespread repression and militarization, does not adequately protect the rights of citizens.