November 2025 ASJ-US Statement about Honduran Elections

November 25, 2025

The Association for a More Justice Society-US Supports the Network to Defend Democracy; Calls for Free and Fair Elections in Honduras

November 25, 2025

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN—Having long worked for free and fair elections in Honduras, the Board of Directors of the Association for a More Just Society-US (ASJ-US) supports the Network to Defend Democracy and all domestic and international civil society organizations who have committed to safeguarding the integrity of the Honduran elections on November 30, 2025. We celebrate the thousands of registered national and international election observers who will bring critical accountability and trust to the electoral process. Still, troubling signs remain that the electoral process may be corrupted by partisan interference.


We reiterate the need for the National Electoral Council (CNE) to be free to exercise its duties independently and impartially. The candidates must respect the independently and impartially tabulated results and commit to the peaceful transfer of power. The will of the Honduran people must be respected above all else.


Russell Jacobs, President of the ASJ-US Board of Directors, said, “The Honduran people deserve integrity in the electoral process - from access to the polls without interference to transparent and prompt vote tallies. Confidence in the government requires confidence in the most fundamental of democratic institutions - the vote.”


ASJ-US stands side by side with our sister organization, the Association for a More Justice Society-Honduras (ASJ), as well as its partners in the Network to Defend Democracy. We will be sending a group of 30 international observers from the US and Canada to participate in the electoral monitoring process and to be in solidarity with all those Hondurans who will go to the polls on November 30. We believe that if the rule of law is respected, proper electoral processes are followed, and results are respected by all parties, then Hondurans can come together to chart a bright future. As the nation moves forward, we will remain committed to our partner, ASJ, in pursuit of a more just society for all Hondurans.


The Association for a More Just Society-US is a US-based nonprofit organization dedicated to doing justice in Honduras and inspiring others around the world to pursue justice in their own context.


La Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa-EE. UU.

(ASJ-US) expresa apoyo a ASJ y exige elecciones con libertad y transparencia en Honduras

25 de noviembre de 2025


GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN— En consonancia con nuestro llamado y fomento a la celebración de elecciones con libertad y transparencia en Honduras, la Junta Directiva de la Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa-EE. UU. (ASJ-US) expresa su apoyo a ASJ Honduras, a la Red por la Defensa de la Democracia (RDD) -plataforma que conforma nuestra organización hermana- y a todas las organizaciones de sociedad civil nacionales e internacionales que se han comprometido a salvaguardar la integridad de las elecciones hondureñas del 30 de noviembre de 2025.

 

Celebramos la participación de miles de observadores electorales nacionales e internacionales registrados que aportarán responsabilidad y confianza a través del ejercicio de sus derechos ciudadanos, como parte fundamentales al proceso electoral.


Reiteramos la necesidad de que el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) pueda ejercer sus funciones de forma independiente e imparcial. Los candidatos deben respetar los resultados tabulados de forma independiente e imparcial y comprometerse a una transferencia pacífica del poder. La voluntad del pueblo hondureño debe respetarse por encima de todo.


«El pueblo hondureño merece integridad en el proceso electoral, desde el acceso a las urnas sin interferencias hasta un recuento de votos transparente y rápido. La confianza en el gobierno requiere de confianza en la institución democrática más fundamental: el voto», afirmó Russell Jacobs, presidente de la Junta Directiva de ASJ-US.


ASJ-US se mantiene al lado de la Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa-Honduras (ASJ), así como de sus aliados de la Red por la Defensa de la Democracia (RDD). En el marco de nuestro trabajo para el fortalecimiento de la democracia en Honduras, enviaremos un grupo de 30 observadores internacionales de Estados Unidos y Canadá para participar en el proceso de observación electoral y para solidarizarnos con todos los hondureños que acudirán a las urnas el 30 de noviembre.

 

Creemos que, si se respeta el Estado de derecho, se siguen los procesos electorales adecuados y todas las partes respetan los resultados, los hondureños podrán unirse para trazar un futuro brillante. A medida que la nación avanza, seguiremos comprometidos con nuestro socio, ASJ, en la búsqueda de una sociedad más justa para todos los hondureños.

 

La Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa-EE. UU.  es una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en Estados Unidos, dedicada a promover la justicia en Honduras y a inspirar a otras personas de todo el mundo a buscar la justicia en su propio contexto.


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