On the tenth anniversary of the death of our comrade and founder, Berta Cáceres, the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) raises its voice to the Honduran people and the world:
Berta triumphs over death.
Ten years after her physical departure, Berta Cáceres continues to be a light. Berta managed to defeat those who tried to silence her, and today her voice lives on in the struggles of the Lenca people and the peoples of the world. Berta teaches us, and demands that we confront war, inequality, and oppression with hope, courage, and political clarity.
It is possible to defeat the petty interests of big national and international capital, as her example demonstrates.
The truth is irrefutable, justice is necessary.
Today there is no doubt. The crime against Berta was committed under the orders of the economic power of Jacobo Atala, José Eduardo Atala, Pedro Atala, Daniel Atala Midence, and with the complicity of the Honduran state and the financing of the FMO banks of the Netherlands and the BCIE.
The truth has been clarified by international experts, and only the inexorable path of justice remains.
Berta calls us to unity.
Berta’s legacy is a call to unity under the banner of dignity. It is an honest call for community organization, for the awakening of the Lenca people, and for dedication to life. It is a call for unity, for overcoming our own wrongdoings, and for constructive self-criticism.
In these times of war, despair, and setbacks, Berta calls on us to come together in joy and create the world and society in which we want to live, with respect for the common good, collective construction, and alternatives to capitalism, racism, and patriarchy.
In memory of our comrade and in defense of our territories, COPINH:
Calls on the Honduran people and the social and popular movements of the world to take up Berta Cáceres’ words and actions to face the current challenges with joy and audacity.
Demands that the Honduran prosecutor’s office and the Honduran state capture and prosecute the members of the Atala Zablah family, as those mainly responsible for her murder.
Urges the international community to strengthen efforts to achieve comprehensive justice for Berta Cáceres and all defenders of rights and territories.
Invites for the unity of the social and popular movement of Honduras in the Berta Cáceres Front for rights and territories.
Berta Lives, the Struggle Continues!
Berta Lives, COPINH Continues!
“With the ancestral strength of Berta, Lempira, Mota, Iselaca and Etempica, our voices rise up, full of life, justice, freedom, dignity and peace.”
Given in the city of La Esperanza, Intibucá, on March 1, 2026.
