Thank you very much, Chair.
Ms. Frank, thank you so much. There's no question that with 82.1 homicides per 100,000 the situation is desperate and serious in Honduras. I want to try to make sure, because we're going to be aggregating all of the testimony and trying to produce a report with the highest possible accuracy on the human rights situation, and also on where the Honduran government is heading.
Your testimony seems to be in direct contrast to some very credible witnesses we had here. On April 18—about three weeks ago—we had His Excellency Adam Blackwell here. He has quite a stellar CV. He's been involved in the situation for quite some time. Here's what he said in closing:
I just want to say here in closing that, while the situation in Honduras remains difficult, we at the OAS have to give credit to the government of President Lobo and the three candidates for the political parties who are working with us on a political pact to try to find a sustainable systemic solution to the problems of human rights and insecurity in Honduras.
That directly conflicts with your categorical statement that this Lobo government has a concerted policy of corruption. So could you help me balance those two statements between you and Mr. Blackwell?