On June 24, twenty-seven members of the U.S. Congress, including some of the Democratic leadership, wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "Members of social movements who oppose or criticize the government have been victims of violence and subject to ongoing intimidation... Violations of human rights and democratic order persist in Honduras on [President Lobo's] watch".
"If we became aware of any intimidation or violation of free expression, we would deal with that appropriately".
"It is outrageous that citizens are subjected to this kind of intimidation and violation of their basic right to freedom of expression.
Federico Ramirez Leon, president of the Workers' Confederation, responded to the initiative by accusing Mr. Chavez of adopting "a policy of intimidation" in violation of international treaties.
The Soviets delayed pulling out of Iran and had, in Truman's words, "made frequent protests against coercion and intimidation, in violation of the Yalta agreement, in Poland, Rumania, and Bulgaria".
The ACLU also sent a letter to the Justice Department on Tuesday evening asking it to investigate the incident as a potential act of voter intimidation and violation of the Voting Rights Act. .
"The civil rights violations, intimidation of legislators, abuse of powers -- and they all lead back to the leader of that department".
A report by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) revealed in February that 32 bloggers and web activists were in detention at the time of its publication, many having also been subjected to harassment, intimidation, assaults, and violations of fair trial rights.
For example, the ad baculum fallacy is a form of intimidation that violates the rule that one may not attempt to prevent one's discussion partner from expressing their views; equivocation is a violation of the rule that formulations in arguments must be clear and unambiguous; post hoc ergo propter hoc violates the rule that arguments must be instances of schemes correctly applied.
We, the signatory organizations of this [declaration], demand that the government cease all forms of propaganda, intimidation, repression, and violation of human rights on Île-à-Vache.
Note: If someone is interfering, or attempting to interfere, with your right to vote, or with anyone else's right to vote, this may be voter intimidation, and a violation of federal law.
