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Article

4 Mar 2016

Author:
50 NGOs incl. Global Witness, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Front Line Defenders, Goldman Environmental Prize, Greenpeace Intl.

Letter to President Hernandez of Honduras

We...write to express our shock and concern over the recent killing of Berta Cáceres...

We demand an independent international investigation into the circumstances around Mrs Cáceres’ death, and guaranteed protection for her family and colleagues. Mrs Cáceres was granted emergency protection measures by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights...but she claimed the Honduran state did not fully implement them.

We also demand urgent action to protect Gustavo Castro Soto, a Mexican activist who witnessed her assassination, and to ensure his safe passage back to Mexico.

Mrs Cáceres’ case is the most high-profile killing within a growing trend in the murder, violence and intimidation of people defending their indigenous land rights in Honduras.

The 50+ international organisations listed below call on the Honduran state to ensure indigenous peoples’ right to their land is respected and that they are able to carry out their legitimate work without fear for their safety.

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