Honduran court confirms the sentences of Berta Cáceres’ murderers
The news was celebrated by her organization COPINH and her family, but they emphasized that the intellectual authors of the crime have yet to face justice.
Family of Berta Cáceres condemns sentencing delays in assassination case
The judicial convictions of the material and intellectual murderers of Indigenous leader Berta Cáceres have yet to be ratified. According to several activists, this is due to the interference of private capital in Honduran justice
Seven years without Berta Cáceres, COPINH continues to demand justice
On the seventh anniversary of Berta Cáceres’ assassination, COPINH demanded that the government of President Xiomara Castro dismantle impunity and extractive industries
David Castillo sentenced to 22.5-year jail term for assassination of Honduran activist Berta Cáceres
Members of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, which was founded by Berta Cáceres, have said that true justice will not be delivered until the ‘intellectual authors’ of the crime are prosecuted and sentenced
Xiomara Castro’s government declares Honduras free of open-pit mining
The initiative, which placed the protection of the environment above the interests of the transnational companies, was celebrated by environmentalists and social organizations across the country
Guapinol environmental defenders released from prison after long battle for freedom
Environmental activists from the Guapinol village in northern Honduras had been arbitrarily detained since 2019 for protesting against a mining project
Long before US extradition request, the streets of Honduras cried, ‘Get out JOH narco-dictator’
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is accused of drug trafficking-related crimes and the US has sought the extradition of its former ally. For the people of the country, his ‘narco-dictatorship’ was a well-known fact
Xiomara Castro to be sworn in amid political turmoil in Honduras
Tensions have been growing ahead of Castro’s swearing in following signs of attempts by conservative sections to undermine her proposals for transformation
Bertha Zúniga Cáceres on next steps in recovering democracy in Honduras after historic left victory
Following Xiomara Castro’s victory in the Honduran elections, Bertha Zúniga Cáceres, Coordinator, COPINH, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about what this means for people’s movements in the country
David Castillo convicted for assassinating Berta Cáceres
The ex-president of the dam construction company, David Castillo, was found guilty as a co-collaborator in the assassination of Berta Cáceres
David Castillo found guilty in assassination of Berta Cáceres
Cáceres’ organization, COPINH, declared the ruling a ‘people’s victory’ and step towards breaking the pact of impunity in Honduras
Around the World in 8 Minutes: COPINH demands conviction of David Castillo
As the trial of David Castillo inches towards the end, COPINH and the family of Berta Cáceres have called for an end to impunity for those involved in planning her assassination
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