Caravan of migrants halted on Guatemala border
The latest caravan of migrants originating in Honduras, is facing a markedly different response from the authorities of neighboring Guatemala and Mexico.
By James Blears
A confrontation on a road near the traversed border from Honduras across to Guatemala, in which hundreds of migrants were held back by anti riot personnel clad in olive green uniforms wielding batons and then firing tear gas, was a portrait etched in sheer desperation. The Police ranks which were six deep, held off the attempted break through as the more desperate elements surged forward but the majority backed off. Starting off from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, numbering three thousand, the caravan has now increased to more than ten thousand people. Its members are encouraged by Joe Biden, who`ll be elected US President tomorrow (Wednesday) promising a path to citizenship for more than eleven million undocumented people already in the United States. But t
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Entrepreneur announced as Australia Day Ambassador
Systems entrepreneur and climate and refugee activist Usman Iftikhar has been announced as Campbelltown’s 2021 Australia Day Ambassador.
Mr Iftikhar is the co-founder and CEO of Catalysr, a startup pre-accelerator that empowers migrant and refugee entrepreneurs to launch their own startups.
The company has supported 400 people to launch 150 new businesses in the past five years.
Mr Iftikhar will speak in an online awards ceremony posted to Council’s Facebook page at 10am and website at 11am on Australia Day.
“I am looking forward to hearing about Mr Iftikhar’s experiences and ideas as well as his work helping migrants and refugees launch their own businesses in Australia,” Mayor George Brticevic said.
Central American Bishops advocate for respect of rights of Honduran migrants
The Bishops of Central America encourage governments to protect the rights of thousands of Honduran citizens traveling in caravans toward the United States. Many of them encounter increasing threats to their lives and security, as well as serious humanitarian challenges due to shortages of healthcare, sanitation, food and shelter.
By Benedict Mayaki, SJ
The Episcopal Secretariat for Central America (SEDAC) has called on political authorities to respect the human rights of Honduran migrants forced to flee their country due to the devastating effects of two hurricanes (Eta and Iota), unemployment and situations of violence amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.