A week ago, we told you about the request from 5 former PUP foreign ministers who were urging Prime Minister Dean Barrow to write to the Government of Honduras. The former foreign Ministers urged him to formally take up the reports coming out of that neighboring country that 5 prominent Garifuna leaders were kidnapped from their homes.
Well, PM Barrow yesterday sent a letter to Juan Orlando Hernandez, the President of Honduras.
It reads, quote, "At least five Garifuna leaders have been killed since September 2019 according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras.
Excellency, as you can imagine, Garifuna compatriots and the wider Belizean public are extremely concerned about the spate of violence against Garifuna leaders in Honduras. The Garifuna communities of Honduras and Belize, as well as of Guatemala and Nicaragua, share a special bond which underpin the fraternal relations among our countries." End quote.
He then ends his letter to the Honduran president by making a formal request for information about the 5 men who were abducted on July 19th, 2020.
PM Barrow then says, quote, "I urge you to do all in your power to curb the systematic targeting of Garifuna leaders and advocates." End quote.
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