CASE N° HOND/02 - MIGUEL ANGEL PAVÓN SALAZAR - HONDURAS

Resolution adopted without a vote by the Inter-Parliamentary Council
at its 165th session (Berlin, 16 October 1999)

The Inter-Parliamentary Council,

Referring to the outline of the case of Mr. Miguel Angel Pavón Salazar, of Honduras, as contained in the report of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (CL/165/12(b)­R.1), and to the relevant resolution adopted at its 164th session (April 1999),

Taking account (i) of a communication addressed on 25 May 1999 to the President of the Supreme Court of Justice by the Vice-President of the Human Rights Committee of the National Congress of Honduras requesting information on the progress of the investigation into the assassination of Deputy Pavón Salazar and its immediate reactivation in order to "avoid putting Honduras in an embarrassing situation internationally, which would be all the more regrettable since the present Government has absolutely nothing to do with this matter", (ii) of a communication dated 14 June 1999 from the Honduran National Human Rights Commissioner which reveals, inter alia, that one of the main suspects, Colonel Mario Asdrubal Quiñones, supposedly a member of the former 3­16 Military Battalion (a body accused of many crimes and abuses) was released pending trial by Judge Kiler Acosta on 4 May 1998, and (iii) of a communication dated 11 October 1999 from the same source, containing various documents relating to the investigation of the case,

1. Takes note with satisfaction of the representation made to the President of the Supreme Court of Justice by the Vice-President of the Human Rights Committee of the National Congress of Honduras, and wishes to ascertain its outcome;
2. Is perturbed that the investigation is making no headway, and requests the National Congress of Honduras to ensure that it is conducted with the necessary diligence;
3. Requests the Secretary General to inform the parliamentary authorities and the Honduran National Human Rights Commissioner of the Committee's decision;
4. Requests the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians to continue examining this case and report to it at its next session (April-May 2000).

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