Honduras
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17 July 2017
El informe de Global Witness muestra que en 2016 aumentó el número de muertes entre los ambientalistas y luchadores indígenas
La violencia contra los defensores de la Tierra sigue extendiéndose lamentablemente. En 2016, al menos 200 personas comprometidas con la protección del medio ambiente…
4 July 2017
Assault on daughter of environmentalist Berta Cáceres, who leads indigenous rights group, heightens fears of violence against campaigners in Honduras
The daughter of the murdered Honduran environmentalist Berta Cáceres has survived an armed attack, just weeks after being named leader of the…
24 June 2017
The event, titled “Honduras: The Fight for Reparations,” is scheduled to last for 12 days.
A delegation of six Garifunas from Belize are scheduled to travel to the Honduran Caribbean coast on Sunday to learn about Garifuna struggles and victories for land repossession, reparations and other…
11 May 2017
“Stop environmental destruction and get out of our territories!”
The Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, COPINH, issued a statement on Thursday slamming “right-wing invaders” who are allegedly burning crops to intimidate Indigenous Lenca land defenders.
The…
18 April 2017
Campesinos de Honduras protestaron contra la criminalización de la lucha agraria el día de hoy en el centro de la capital. La concentración se realizó para expresar su descontento hacia los ataques que han recibido por parte de las autoridades y los terratenientes.
Durante la protesta frente…
24 March 2017
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Only 30% of the world’s population has a legally registered title to their land.
As discussed at the Land and Poverty Conference 2017, secure land rights are important for reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity at the country, community, and family levels.
The World…
3 March 2017
Date: 3 March 2017
Source:Global Voices
Below is an edited version of an article by Laura Salas originally published on Witness. It is republished on Global Voices with permission from the author.
Since her death a year ago, Berta Cáceres, who founded the Civic Council of Popular and…
3 March 2017
En el año transcurrido desde que Berta Cáceres fue asesinada en su casa, al menos otros siete defensores y defensoras de la tierra y el medioambiente han sido asesinados en Honduras, mientras que el gobierno aumenta su represión contra el activismo, afirma Global Witness.
Una ley aprobada el mes…
23 February 2017
Date: 23 February 2017
Source: The Irish Times
Honduras is the deadliest country on Earth to be a defender of environmental rights with conflict over mining, hydropower and agribusiness leading to the deaths of many people from indigenous groups and rural communities, the Global Witness charity…
En 2009, campesinos frustrados con una reforma agraria que nunca llegó decidieron invadir cientos de hectáreas de propiedad privada. Fuente: Honduras Tierra Libre.
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El lunes, miembros del Movimiento Unificado Campesino del Aguán (MUCA), de Bajo Aguán, en el noreste de Honduras, exigieron …
Indigenous peoples in Honduras face a critical situation regarding their land and resource rights, access to social services and judiciary, as well as their vulnerability to violence and impunity, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned following a visit to the country.
“A…
El Observatorio para la Protección de los Defensores de Derechos Humanos, programa conjunto de la Organización Mundial Contra la Tortura (OMCT) y de la Federación Internacional de Derechos Humanos (FIDH), solicita su intervención urgente ante la siguiente situación en Honduras.
Descripción de la…