Some of the main points from the article that appeared in El Heraldo, a Honduran national newspaper:

-          Congressman Arnoldo Aviles brought up the need for reform to mining legislation (Cardinal Rodriguez had addressed Congress on this topic in March 08) in the press.

-          Pedro and others (he doesn’t specify exactly who) will participate in a national assembly with all the mayors in the country on April 8. One of the items on the agenda is mining reform.

-          On April 17^th, a national mobilization is planned by a broad coalition of popular groups: one of the items in their demands is mining reform.

-          Pedro suggests that it might be an opportune moment for the Canadian and British parliamentarians (remember when Alexa McDonough visited Honduras?) to send another letter to the Honduran government.

-          Caritas, the communities they work with in the Siria Valley and a number of NGOs are meeting to generate a work plan that includes collection documentation on violations by companies, to present to the Interamerican Commission on Human Rights, continued work on Entremares’ closure plan with help from a group in Peru and medical follow-up for people who have been contaminated by heavy metals (the government has done nothing).

-          The article in El Heraldo is about plans to make sure mining companies pay taxes at a fair rate.

As you can see, our partners and their partners in Honduras have been busy!