COPINH Issues Public Statement at Onset of David Castillo Trial

06/04/2021

AQUI EN ESPAÑOL At onset of trial against David Castillo, accused of the murder of Berta Cáceres,the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), the Family of Berta Cáceres and their legal team, informs the national and international community of the following: The trial against David Castillo should only be the beginning of a legal process to…

Newsletter No. 14 / 2021: 5 years demanding and building justice

12/03/2021

AQUI EN ESPAÑOL On March 2, the 5th anniversary of the crime against Berta Cáceres was commemorated at the "Utopía" Meeting and Friendship Center.  After a very hard year for Honduras and the world due to the crisis aggravated by COVID-19, defender communities from different territories of the country, national and international organizations, representatives of the diplomatic corps in Honduras…

PUBLIC STATEMENT: Five years demanding and building justice

02/03/2021

The memory of our comrade Berta Cáceres, the irreverent woman, fighter and conscious, has convoked us once again to remember her life and struggle, to denounce once again that impunity hovers over our people every time there is no punishment for those who commit horrendous crimes such as the one she was the victim of. The Honduran justice system turns…

1st Edition “Arts for Berta”

03/02/2021

This gathering of works for justice for  Berta Cáceres, is framed in the midst of a tireless struggle for the truth and living memory of those who defend our Mother Earth. We met Berta Cáceres fighting for nature and ancestral territories, the rights of indigenous peoples, women's rights, fighting against colonization and imperialism, weaving solidarity networks around the world; and…

5th Anniversary of the assasination of Berta Cáceres

This March 2nd we'll commemorate 5 years since the assassination of our sister Berta Cáceres, 5 years of struggle against impunity and injustice in Honduras, 5 years of challenging immense economic and political powers that try to rob us of the justice that's in our hands. At the same time, we’ll celebrate 5 years of building bonds of solidarity between…

Mañana, 21/01/21 audiencia contra David Castillo

20/01/2021

Tribunal de sentencia convoca nuevamente para mañana 21 de Enero a las 9:00 am, a audiencia de proposición de pruebas contra David Castillo, empleado de los Atala y coautor del crimen de Berta Cáceres. Esta etapa de juicio oral y publico, ha sido suspendida en nueve ocasiones por acciones de su defensa. Sigue la transmisión a través de nuestro FB…

Continúa la lucha por la justicia para Berta/Continues the fight for justice for Berta

08/01/2021

Saludos, compañeras y compañeros. Esperamos que este nuevo año sea un año lleno de rebeldía y dignidad en el que nos sigamos encontrando para seguir luchando en defensa de nuestros derechos, los bienes comunes y de la naturaleza y por alcanzar la justicia para Berta y para Honduras. Les informamos que el Tribunal de Sentencia ha convocado para este lunes…

VIDEO: Who Killed Berta? An Environmental Murder Mystery

07/01/2021

Berta Cáceres, a prominent Honduran environmental activist, was killed in her home in 2016. Since then, the investigation of her murder has drawn international scrutiny as it moved closer to the nation's powerful political and business interests. Video by Alan Jeffries

COPINH pronounces itself on the resolution of the “Fraud on Gualcarque” case

18/12/2020

AQUI en Español The Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras - COPINH, communicates the following regarding the protection from prosecution ruling by the Constitutional Chamber in favor of 10 of the 16 men accused of corruption crimes in the "Fraud on the Gualcarque" case  for illegally imposing the Agua Zarca Hydroelectric Project on the sacred Gualcarque River: We denounce…