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Partners > Latin America and... > Cemujer > Letter of Support...

Letter of Support to Selma Estrada

San Salvador, August 22, 2008

Dra. Selma Estrada
Minister for Women
Honduras National Institute for Women

Honorable Minister:

Receive the fraternal greetings from the Women’s Studies Institute “Norma Virginia Guirola de Herrera” CEMUJER, from the Republic of El Salvador.

On this day we have become aware of your firm and valiant decision to submit your irrevocable resignation to the Excellent Mr. President of the Republic of Honduras manifesting in this way your disagreement with the presence on Honduran land of a person who’s misogyny and sexual abuse has not been an obstacle to be the current President of the sister Republic of Nicaragua.

CEMUJER, backs in solidarity your decision, fully sharing the principles and reasons that led you to take it, recognizes your commitment to the defense of Human Rights and of Women and accompanies your decision mobilizing public opinion and sending a letter to the President of El Salvador so that Mr. Ortega will be declared persona NON GRATA.

Reiterating our recognition and support, I express and demonstrate my highest esteem.

Attentively,

Dra. Alba América Guirola Zelaya
Founder and Director
CEMUJER

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