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biawebinar elections victims of state crimes and peace in colombia register for webinar here join dr hilal and soa watch staff collective to discuss how the official narrative of the war on terror has justified the creation of a sprawling apparatus of state violence rooted in islamophobia dr hilal will unpack the taxonomy of the war on terror that she outlines in her book militarism and warfare draconian immigration policy surveillance federal terrorism prosecutions and detention and torture dr hilal and soa watch will also discuss the experience and resilience of muslim communities fighting for dignity and justice including the ongoing struggle to close guantanamo bay prison register here how us military training empowered berta caceres killers when roberto david castillo graduated from the us military academy at west point the honduran cadet w as confident he d leave behind a legacy castillo is certain to be remembered in 2021 the honduran high court found him guilty as the joint perpetrator in the 2016 assassination of the indigenous activist berta cáceres then one of latin america s most prominent environmental defenders he used his military skills to order her murder and not just to kill her but to persecute her said brigitte gynther a human rights advocate who worked with cáceres the above is a short excerpt from an exposé in the guardian about how the u s financed west point education received by roberto david castillo empowered and benefited him u s military training bestows prestige and power on its recipients when they return to their home militaries read more on the inauguration of xiomara castro president of honduras soa watch and the international solidarity community will remain especially vigilant of the united states role in honduras it is very rare that the vice president of the u s attends an inauguration in latin america but today vice president kamala harris led a u s delegation to attend the inauguration in tegucigalpa members of the delegation included samantha power of u s agency for international development usaid and jose fernandez and brian nichols of the u s department of state among others the presence of this u s delegation signals the importance that the white house is placing on maintaining geopolitical control of honduras as president xiomara castro assumes power vice president harris is leading u s efforts to purportedly address mass migration from central america and therefore her relationships with government leaders in the region are critical for the roll out and implementation of the u s strategy for addressing the root causes of migration in central america read more dismantling borders book club through chapter reviews guiding questions and open discussions we seek to sharpen our tools expand our knowledge of border militarization while applying lessons into our own lives and community work we invite you to bring your thoughts questions and experiences as we dive into the dismantling borders book club inaugural book selection to view the reading meeting schedule click here sign up disrupt confront and close guantánamo 20th anniversary virtual rally join us on january 11 2022 for a virtual rally to mark 20 years since the guantánamo bay prison was opened as part of the so called global war on terror the urgency to close guantánamo could not be greater than it is at this moment despite the prison s catastrophic legacy of injustice torture and islamophobia successive administrations have failed to close it president biden despite saying he wants to close the prison has made little progress toward achieving this goal after 20 years we must push through the impasse on guantánamo and de normalize its existence we can no longer tolerate the u s government s use of indefinite detention without charge or trial and its failure to meaningfully address the grave harm it has caused this rally is a call for all of us to disrupt and confront the status quo that has kept guantánamo open and to imagine and chart a path toward finally ending and abolishing the prison and all that it represents register here community coffee tea sunday 12 1 2 21 historic turnout in honduran elections to oust u s backed regime november 29 2021 euphoria reigned in the streets of honduras on the night of sunday november 28 2021 as it appeared that massive turnout of voters propelled the opposition candidate xiomara castro to the presidency twelve years after the national party took power in the 2009 military coup hondurans resoundingly rejected them at the ballot box historic turnout appeared to overcome the ruling party s vote buying and attempts to cling to power with 51 45 of the vote counted as of monday morning xiomara castro led the ruling party candidate by nearly 20 points with 53 61 of the vote read more video 2021 virtual conference panels video annual vigil soa watch on vimeo in remembrance 31 years since the uca massacre 2021 annual vigil feat soaw musicians collective time 11 30 am 1 00 pm pst 1 30 pm 3 00 pm cst 2 30 pm 4 00 pm est join the soa watch musicians collective to honor the memory of victims of state violence through song presentes and collective sharing we will honor the memory of victims of state violence and fortify our collective resistance for justice and peace in the world register here 2021 panels and speakers we are pleased to announce the speakers for the 2021 soa watch virtual conference flowers of resistance on saturday november 6th don t forget to register for the conference here the virtual events are free bilingual spanish and english interpretation will be provided and all are welcome to attend you will receive an email confirmation with all the conference zoom links after registration read more 2021 virtual conference and annual vigil read more justice for jose antonio and all victims of border patrol brutality invitation to sunday 10 10 vigil 6pm pt 9pm et t ake action ask your representative to co sponsor an amendment to prohibit u s military training and equipping of the salvadoran guatemalan and honduran military and police forces representative rashida tlaib d mi has introduced an amendment to the national defense authorization act ndaa to prohibit the u s from providing capacity building military aid including military training and equipment to el salvador guatemala and honduras ask your representative to co sponsor this important amendment today take action trial against honduran democracy defenders starts today on monday september 13th edwin espinal and raul alvarez are facing trial for charges related to the anti fraud pro democracy protests in 2017 if convicted they face 15 30 years in prison edwin and raul already were imprisoned for 19 months in a maximum security prison in terrible conditions the u s backed honduran state has targeted edwin and raul in criminal proceedings full of serious irregularities including the fact that their trial will be held in a court that legally does not have the authority to hear it take action today ask your congresspeople to contact the u s embassy about edwin and raul s case by clicking here read more september 11th and its legacy in chile today also marks 48 years since the 1973 coup d etat against chilean president salvador allende the u s supported coup ushered in a dark era of military dictatorship in chile the effects of which still are visible in chile today today we remember those who have been killed disappeared tortured imprisoned and had their lives destroyed in chile in afghanistan in the united states and around the world we also recommit ourselves to acting in solidarity with those most affected by state violence who are organizing for liberation and self determination read more four whinsec graduates among those arrested for the assassination of haitian president moïse four of the former colombian military personnel arrested for the assassination of the haitian president were trained at whinsec they took courses in counter drug operations cadet leadership development noncommissioned officer development and small unit leader training between 2001 2015 according to information the department of defense provided to the columbus ledger enquirer a total of 7 of those arrested for the assassination to date were trained by the united states in addition to whinsec others received training in washington d c read more they murdered berta but they couldn t silence her david castillo guilty soa watch salutes berta s organization copinh and berta s children bertha olivia laura and salvador zuniga cáceres who have worked tirelessly since berta s assassination to demand justice and truth and we pledge to continue working in solidarity with them until all those responsible for ordering and paying for berta s murder are brought to justice read more webinar on our own terms indigenous perspectives on forced displacement immigration systems registration soaw justice for muslims collective from colombia to palestine us empire is a crime statement by u s based organizations calling for a cut off of security aid to colombia and an end to repression of protests in colombia read more take action in solidarity with the jilamito river defenders in honduras declaration of support and solidarity with the people of colombia we reject state violence against the colombian population as well as the actions of paramilitary groups and mercenaries which the world has learned about through videos and denunciations we denounce the training assistance and weapons that the colombian security forces have received from the government of the united states which which has only reinforced the continuous violations of human rights we call on the government of president iván duque to stop police and military violence and to adopt political economic and social measures that respond to the needs of its people in an immediate and consensual manner with democratic social and political forces read more take action contact your rep to address violence in colombia view on twitter full recording of film festival march 20 21 for world water day on march 20 21 2021 in celebration of world water day and the communities that put their lives on the lives to defend water in the face of militarization and threats mutual aid media copinh ofraneh and soa watch hosted a mini film festival it included the world premiere of the documentary la lucha sigue the struggle continues about the struggles of the lenca and garifuna peoples in honduras each of the three films was followed by discussion panels with some of the visionary women leaders featured in each film a large group discussion closed out the festival view full recording and more about the films here 60 organizations urge u s treasury to oppose funding of the jilamito hydroelectric project this week soa watch the witness for peace solidarity collective the broad movement for dignity and justice in honduras madj and 60 other u s and honduran organizations are sending a letter to u s secretary of the treasury janet yellen urging the u s to oppose financing for the jilamito hydroelectric project in honduras for years members of local communities organized in madj have maintained an encampment defending the jilamito river from this project they have faced death threats violence and criminalization the local mayor and other local leaders face criminal charges for defending the river one month after they were indicted carlos hernandez the mayor s defense lawyer was murdered read more ask your representative to cosponsor the berta caceres human rights in honduras act on march 3rd five years after the assassination of visionary indigenous rights leader berta caceres in honduras congressman hank johnson ga 04 and 44 cosponsors reintroduced the berta caceres human rights in honduras act h r 1574 the bill would suspend all u s aid to the honduran military and police forces until human rights violations cease and those responsible are brought to justice e mail your representative to ask them to cosponsor the berta caceres human rights in honduras act by clicking here you can also read more about the bill here remembering berta caceres 5 year anniversary of her assassination 5 years ago i froze when i awoke to a message that berta cáceres had been murdered i immediately called her close copinh colleague hoping it wouldn t be true but it was just the evening before berta had messaged asking when i was coming i couldn t believe she was no longer alive i dropped everything and headed to la esperanza honduras the situation had been intensifying for berta and copinh since the fall when desa began its second attempt at constructing the agua zarca hydroelectric project and copinh with berta s leadership again organized to stop the project and defend the sacred gualcarque river read more sister dianna ortiz presente soa watch mourns the death of sister dianna ortiz osu who passed away on february 19th we give thanks for her life and remarkable witness for peace and justice to end torture and to hold the u s government accountable her spirit strength compassion and courage touched many lives in november 1989 while serving as a catholic nun in guatemala she was abducted and brutally tortured by the u s backed and trained guatemalan military under the supervision of a person from the u s referred to as alejandro her subsequent quest for the truth about the role of the u s government in human rights abuses in guatemala including a five week fast in front of the white house led to the declassification of documents that helped exposed the role of the u s in the genocide in guatemala read more sunla for truth justice land and life on february 18th ofraneh black fraternal organization of honduras launched sunla garifuna committee for the search and investigation of the disappeared from triunfo de la cruz an independent and interdisciplinary investigative body made up of international participants who will search for the truth regarding the forced disappearance of sneider president of the triunfo de la cruz community board and community members suami milton and gerardo prior to the july 18th 2020 abduction the young garifuna men particularly sneider in his role as president of the community were socially and politically active in the ongoing struggle to keep afro indigenous culture and communal lands from being lost to forced displacement by honduran officials seeking to make way for tourism and foreign investment on the caribbean north coast read more take action senators introduce bill to suspend u s support for honduran regime on february 23rd senator jeff merkley of oregon introduced the honduras human rights and anti corruption act in the u s senate the bill would suspend u s assistance to the honduran military and police including u s military police training and equipment until the honduran military and police cease committing human rights violations and those responsible for human rights violations 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