10/12/2020
December 10, 2020 (AQUI en Español) On Monday, November 23rd, the hearing to propose evidence to be used in the trial against David Castillo was scheduled, but was suspended due to another appeal filed by the defense. This is the eighth hearing that has been suspended in this case in the last three months. The appeal was declared inadmissible and…
28/11/2020
Berta Cáceres Cause – November,27,2020 (AQUI en Español) This Monday, November 23rd, the Hearing for Presentation of Evidence in the case against David Castillo was suspended again due to delaying actions by his defense. In this stage of proceedings, the evidence linking David Castillo to the crime would be presented, and the context around the crime and the actions and responsibilities…
23/11/2020
AQUI en Español The Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras - COPINH, together with the daughters and son of Berta Cáceres and the legal team, in light of the forthcoming evidentiary hearing against Mr. David Castillo, co-author of the murder of Berta Cáceres, communicate the following information to the national and international community: The evidence demonstrating Mr. David…
12/11/2020
Berta Caceres Cause – November,12,2020 (AQUI en Español) The Court has called for a hearing on Tuesday, November 17th, to begin the first stage of oral arguments to present the evidence against David Castillo, an employee of the Atala family and one of the masterminds of the crime against Berta Cáceres. At the hearing for the examination of proceedings, held on…
31/10/2020
56 months after the death of our sister Berta Cáceres This Monday, November 2, 56 months after the murder of our colleague Berta Cáceres, demand with us Justice for Berta! This November 2, we commemorate the Day of the Dead where we honor our ancestors who accompany us in our fihgts, so we invite you to remember our companion on…
26/10/2020
Berta Caceres Cause - October,26,2020 (AQUI en Español) On Thursday, October 22, one of the preparatory hearings for the trial against David Castillo Mejía for his responsibility in the crime against Berta Cáceres was held. This hearing was not broadcast publicly and a resolution is pending on three appeals for annulment filed by the defense. This hearing has been suspended…
15/10/2020
AQUI en Español The Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) express the following to the national and international community: 1. COPINH, while representing the Lenca community of Río Blanco, was illegally excluded from the "Fraud on the Gualcarque" case, a case in which 16 public officials were accused corruption when imposing the Agua Zarca Hydroelectric…
14/10/2020
Joint statement from the family of Berta Cáceres, the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), the Municipal Committee for the Defense of the Common and Public Goods of Tocoa and the families of the illegally incarcerated Guapinol Water Defenders following the announcement of the shortlist nomination for the Sakharov Prize. AQUI en EspañolOn Monday, October 12,…
13/10/2020
Gualcarque Fraud Case (español AQUI) COPINH and the community of Río Blanco have been illegally excluded from the "Fraud on the Gualcarque" case against 16 public officials. Berta Cáceres and COPINH denounced the illegal granting of concessions and licenses to install the Agua Zarca Hydroelectric Project (PHAZ) on the sacred Gualcarque River, which is linked to the murder of our…
