Open Letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Regarding Murder of Honduran Indigenous and Environmental Activist Berta Cáceres
March 10, 2016 Dear Secretary of State Kerry, We write in shock and deep sorrow regarding the murder of Honduran human rights and environmental defender Berta Cáceres, founder and general secretary of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). We urge a response from the State Department that is not business as usual but a [...]
Civil society organisations in America and Europe condemn the murder of Berta Cáceres, Lenca indigenous leader and human rights defender
March 4, 2016. The signatory networks and organisations who support the defence of human rights in Honduras, condemn the murder of Lenca indigenous leader Berta Cáceres, coordinator of the Civic Council of Grassroots and Indigenous Organisations in Honduras (Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras – COPINH), which occurred earlier on Thursday at her home in La [...]
Organizaciones de las sociedades civiles de América y Europa condenamos el asesinato de la lideresa indígena del pueblo Lenca y defensora de los Derechos Humanos, Berta Cáceres
4 de marzo de 2016. Las redes y organizaciones firmantes, que apoyamos la defensa de los Derechos Humanos en Honduras, repudiamos el asesinato de la lideresa indígena Lenca, Berta Cáceres, coordinadora del Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras – COPINH-, ocurrido la madrugada de ayer en su residencia en La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras. Berta Cáceres vivió [...]
Judge sends to trial the case against Rigoberto Juárez and Domingo Baltazar
Original article written in Spanish by Nelton Rivera for Prensa Comunitaria. Read the original article here. Translation by NISGUA. By Nelton Rivera “We will continue to defend life. We will give our lives if necessary, but we won’t do it kneeling down… Where does water – life – come from? [It comes from] the trees, the mountains. We will continue [...]
Sepur Zarco guilty verdict takes major step forward in global fight for gender justice
Yesterday marked an historic day for both Guatemala and the world in the struggle to seek justice for gender-based crimes. Retired Coronel Esteelmer Reyes Girón and former Military Commissioner Heriberto Valdez Asig were convicted of crimes against humanity for the sexual and domestic enslavement of Q'eqchi women in Sepur Zarco during the country's internal armed conflict, marking the first [...]
Awaiting the Sepur Zarco verdict: “The women have spoken”
Woman outside of Sepur Zarco courtroom commemorating the victims of the internal armed conflict. Photo by CPR-Urbana “For the thousands of women who suffered sexual violence during the internal armed conflict in many parts of the country, and for the thousands of girls and women that continue to suffer sexual violence today, today we have a date with [...]