JusticeforBerta

7 convicted of killing Honduran indigenous activist Berta Cáceres

by Mongabay.comDecember 6, 2018

A Honduran court has convicted seven men in the murder of indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres in 2016. Until her death on March 2, 2016, Cáceres had been leading a fierce campaign against the Agua Zarca dam in western Honduras, a joint project between the Honduran company Desarrollos Energéticos SA (DESA) and Chinese-owned Sinohydro. The dam […]

The Latest Threat to Beleaguered Environmental Activists in Honduras Comes from the Law

by Melissa Vida, GlobalVoicesOctober 26, 2017

In Honduras, a recently approved law dictating that protestors can no longer organize demonstrations without the possibility of being considered criminals, or even “terrorists“, has been added to the risks that environmental activists face in the country. According to the criminal code law, organizers of demonstrations could face 20 years in prison, and regular protestors […]

Alert! Bertha Zuniga Cáceres and members of the coordination of COPINH Attacked

by Indigenous Environmental NetworkJuly 4, 2017

On Friday, June 30th, at approximately 2:36 pm, Bertha Zúniga Cáceres, accompanied by members of the general committee of COPINH Sotero Chavarría and Asunción Martínez were on their way home after visiting the community of Cancire of the Municipality of Santiago Puringla in the department of La Paz, when they were attacked by four men […]

Inspired by Berta Cáceres, Francisca Ramírez Leads Unified Indigenous and Campesino Anti-Canal Movement in Nicaragua

by Courtney ParkerMarch 3, 2017

For those who have not yet heard of Nicaraguan activist, Francisca Ramírez, that is about to change. The apolitical, movement-focused leader of the growing anti-canal mobilization in Nicaragua is not backing down from state intimidation tactics, and is – self -professed – ready to die for the cause. Ramírez heads a civil society group in […]

Fight with Joy: Remembering Bertha Cáceres

by Sandra CuffeMarch 7, 2016

I lost it at the one about the crab in the laptop case. Laughter filled the little room and floated out into the dirt courtyard of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) office. Bertha Isabel Cáceres Flores and another longtime COPINH organizer were regaling me with tales of all the […]

Berta Cáceres Is Still Alive

by Jeff ConantOctober 10, 2013

Honduran authorities want Berta Cáceres in prison. Even more, they want her dead. Berta, as she is fondly known by her many friends in Honduras and beyond, is a Lenca indigenous woman, and one of the founding directors of the National Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). She is now the face of […]

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