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Amnesty: Honduran Forces Using Arrests, Beatings to Punish Zelaya Supporters

DemocracyNow!
August 20, 2009



Amnesty International is accusing Honduran forces of beating and arresting supporters of the ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Amnesty says the "mass arbitrary arrests and ill treatment of protesters" remains a "serious and growing concern." We speak with Amnesty's Esther Major and Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva, who's urging President Obama to take further measures against the coup.

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