Fri, Sep 25, 2009 - Page 7 News List

OAS to send mediators to Honduras

STANDOFF Ousted president Manuel Zelaya remained sequestered inside the Brazilian embassy, while the Organization of American States readied a new mission

AFP , TEGUCIGALPA

“We’re still wearing the same clothing, we haven’t been able to bathe,” Benitez said, calling the conditions “sub-human.”

The EU told the Honduran de facto government to respect the “physical integrity” of Zelaya and the inviolability of the embassy.

Amnesty International expressed alarm at the escalating tension in Honduras, saying human rights and the rule of law were at “grave risk.”

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