However, far from standing up for the oppressed, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has effectively endorsed the events. In its official communiqué, HRW refrained from using the word coup, insisting Morales «resigned.»HRW Americas director José Miguel Vivanco claimed President Morales stepped down «after weeks of civil unrest and violent clashes,» and did not even mention opposition violence against his party or the role of the military in demanding, at gunpoint, that he resign. (thegrayzone.com)