Three members of same Honduran environmental group have been murdered over the past 4 months
Three members of same Honduran environmental group have been murdered over the past 4 months
Patrick J. McDonnell and Cecilia Sanchez
July 13, 2016, 1:53 PM |Reporting from Mexico City
The murder of Berta Cáceres, an internationally acclaimed environmental activist in Honduras, briefly focused global attention on embattled grassroots efforts to protect indigenous lands from government-backed hydro-electric projects in the Central American nation.
Cáceres, a recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, was gunned down at her rural home on March 3 in what appeared to be a targeted assassination. The killing sparked worldwide condemnation and allegations of the involvement of government officials and private entrepreneurs.
While initially suggesting that the murder was a crime of passion, Honduran authorities have since arrested five suspects, including an Army officer and at least one employee of a company running a dam project that she opposed.
In the meantime, two other activists affiliated with the same group as Cáceres — the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras — have also been murdered.
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http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-honduras-activists-murdered-20160714-snap-story.html
