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lives of North A brutal attack against art and culture in San Pedro Sula (15-Sep)

Given the national and international community, the Regional Cultural Council North "A" civil partnership oriented to the promotion, dissemination and development of art and culture, with local councils undersigned, denounce and condemn the vicious aggression against members of the artistic and intellectual community in the context of acts implemented by repressive police and military on the express orders of the regime of Porfirio Lobo Sosa, in hours of the morning of September 15 in the central park of San Pedro Sula, where he was scheduled to conduct a concert sponsored by Artists in Resistance organization the National Front and the Popular Resistance.

The concert "What independence?" Guancasco Café where the group would share the stage with fellow Ethnic group and singer Mario Mezapa, was scheduled to take place at the end of the patriotic march organized by the People's National Front, but at boot time, and when thousands of people were preparing to sing the national anthem, police and army were thrown Honduras armed with clubs and truncheons against the crowd, while throwing tear gas and sprayed an armored-pressure water jets, indiscriminately, without regard to the presence of young children, women and elderly. At the same time, proceeded to destroy the stage and damaged the expensive equipment audiovisual that had been rented to the German company Euro Sound. The savage attack was spread in a radius of not less than five blocks from downtown San Pedro Sula, and the police even raided illegally in the building where Radio One, inside which fired tear gas, broke doors and windows and threatened staff who live broadcast these events. On the premises had taken refuge sociologist Ernesto Bardales, who was savagely beaten and dragged out of the radio by members of the police. It is worthwhile to note that Radio One is led by a group headed by Arnulfo Aguilar journalist and with the collaboration of writers Helen Umaña Julio Escoto, Armando Garcia and Cesar Lazo, among other known members of the cultural community in the north.

In the statement released by Guancasco Café makes it clear the real dimension of the brutal attack on culture:

"Please note that the September 15, 2010 were brutally repressed by police and army, while offering our concert" What independence? ", along with thousands of people, among whom were children, elders, many things you enjoyed our presentation peacefully. A little less than 10 minutes into the role, repressive bodies directly attacked the space where we stood, firing tear gas onto the stage and entire perimeter where the activity occurs, then sprayed with water and gas all the audio equipment and instruments, launching of the stage and stealing many parts of the .
A member of our band was brutally beaten on the head and hands, the partner is also a Honduran gang member Montuca Sound System and has joined our tour that began with this concert. Guancasco Café fellow left perimeter severely intoxicated and had to be treated medically. Guancasco Café is a musical group part of the People's National Front and this time we carried out together with many local organizations this concert was a gift to the Valley of Sula. "

But the extent of police brutality and military deployed in San Pedro Sula reached unprecedented extremes causing the death of Efraín López, a humble citizen who made a living selling lottery tickets in the vicinity of Central Park. Lopez, who suffered from asthma, suffered tear gas and, according to hospital sources, could not be treated properly as it is known that the police chemicals used in these acts of repression.

Finally, Regional Council of Culture North A expresses solidarity with all the comrades who were victims of repression and brutal climb to the Fascist, demands a thorough and exemplary punishment to those responsible for ordering and executing this fierce assault against our cultural community.

demand in the strongest terms, supranational agencies, particularly the Organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), whose Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity states that " Cultural rights are an integral part of human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent ... that the development of creative diversity requires the full implementation of cultural rights and that everyone should be able to express, create and disseminate their work ...", and the Organization of Iberoamerican States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) and, above all, the Joint Creativity and Cultural Identity for Local Development, which are affiliates who make this claim echoed in international forums and decisively accompanying the actions to achieve a conviction against the fascist regime of Porfirio Lobo Sosa of this bestial attack against art and national culture.

San Pedro Sula, at 16 days of September 2010

Regional Council of Culture of the North "A"
Local Council of Culture of San Manuel, Cortés
Local Culture Council Guild, Cortes
Local Council Culture of La Lima, Cortes
Local Culture Council Masca, Cortés
Local Cultural Council of El Progreso, Yoro Local Council
Pinalejo Culture, Santa Barbara
Local Culture Council Macuelizo, Santa Barbara