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Comunicado conjunto (y videos)- Honduras: Inaceptable tratamiento a las víctimas en juicio por asesinato de Berta Cáceres

09/11/2018

(ENGLISH) Tegucigalpa-París-Ginebra, 9 de noviembre de 2018 - En rueda de prensa realizada hoy, las organizaciones firmantes integrantes de la Misión de Observación Calificada del juicio por el homicidio de la defensora de derechos humanos y ambientalista Berta Cáceres Flores el 3 de marzo de 2016, manifiestan su gran preocupación por las graves violaciones a los derechos de las víctimas…

We declare our rebellion against this farce and injustice

24/10/2018

(ESPAÑOL) The family of Berta Cáceres, Gustavo Castro, the Civil Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras Honduras (COPINH), together with the legal teams of the Broad Movement for Justice and Dignity (MADJ) and the Committee for Freedom of Expression (C-Libre), in response to the recent actions of the Honduran justice system, wish to state the following: We absolutely…

Court leaves victims in Berta Cáceres without legal representation.

20/10/2018

 (ESPAÑOL)  Tegucigalpa, October 20th, 2018.- This Friday October 19th, after illegally convening the beginning of the first trial in the Berta Cáceres case, the First Circuit Criminal Court illegally separated the legal proceedings for the victims’ representatives. Due to the impartial and arbitrary behavior by the court, an appeal was filed to maintain the motion for a judicial recusal. This…

Berta Caceres Murder Trial Suspended In Face of Violations to Due Process by the Court

20/09/2018

(Español) The trial of eight men accused of being the material authors of the murder of Berta Caceres, indigenous leader and human rights defender, was scheduled to start at 9am on Monday, September 17. Earlier that morning, however, representatives of the family and the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) filed a motion to recuse the…

Comunicado de solidaridad y VIDEO desde #KhanalAhmar Palestina a Honduras: “Berta Cáceres fue una de las nuestras… (Español/English)

19/09/2018

Desde #KhanalAhmar Palestina a Honduras: "Berta Cáceres fue una de las nuestras. Lucho por la autodeterminación de su pueblo Lenca y en contra de la destrucción y colonización de su tierra y los recursos naturales." #JusticiaporBerta AQUI EL VIDEO Declaración de solidaridad: por el fin de la impunidad y por la justicia para el pueblo de Honduras. Seguimos de cerca el…

COPINH informs on the preliminary hearings in Berta Cáceres case

06/09/2018

(ESPAÑOL) The Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations in Honduras (COPINH), along with the family of comrade Berta Cáceres and the Broad Movement for Dignity and Justice (MADJ) informs the national and international community about the conclusions of the evidentiary hearing in the first judicial process against the 8 people accused of taking the life of our sister Berta…

COPINH calls for support from the diplomatic community at hearing on Saturday, September 1 in relation to the Berta Caceres case.

01/09/2018

(ESPAÑOL)  Yesterday, August 31, the intention to call on 4 members of the Atala Zablah family to appear as witnesses in the trial against the first 8 men accused in the Berta Caceres case was made public. They are members of the Administrative Council of DESA (Desarrollos Energéticos SA de CV), which owns the Agua Zarca hydroelectric project. Members of…