NEW : Amnesty International says elections are `` critical step '' to restore order . Many nations likely to withhold recognition of newly elected Central American leader . Ousted President Felicito Avila has called for boycott of 14-1 's elections . The Gordian knot of Honduran politics was tied early June 28 when a military-backed coup removed Zelaya from power , shuttling him off in his pajamas to nearby Costa Rica . U.S. State Department says activists facing threats , intimidation .
NEW : Amnesty International says elections are `` critical step '' to restore order . Many nations likely to withhold recognition of newly elected Central American leader . Ousted President Felicito Avila has called for boycott of 14-1 's elections . U.S. State Department says activists facing threats , intimidation .