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Defending indigenous people in Honduras
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Thank you from Gustavo
During my illegal detention in Honduras in March, after being witness to the murder of my friend, Berta Cáceres,...
13 April, 2016Travel ban for Gustavo Castro Soto lifted
March 31, 2016 – After being prevented from leaving Honduras for 24 days, the director of Friends of the...
01 April, 2016A letter from Gustavo to the people of Honduras
To the Honduran people: I don't know if you'll ever receive these lines I'm writing to you.
18 March, 2016Development financiers suspend Honduras operations after latest murder
Two major development finance companies involved in the construction of the controversial Agua Zarca dam announced they would suspend...
16 March, 2016Support defenders of human rights and nature in Honduras
In the space of two weeks, four activists working with local communities opposing development projects have been shot. The...
16 March, 2016Friends of the Earth International calls for the end of impunity of transnational corporations and financiers for their Human Rights violations
GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) March 11th 2016 – Activists from Friends of the Earth International, along with human rights and environmental...
11 March, 2016International Women’s Day 2016 Statement
On International Women’s Day, 8th March 2016, we raise our voices in indignation at the brutal murder of our...
07 March, 2016Concerns for the safety of the witness to Berta Cáceres’s murder
Update - 9 March 2016: Judge Victorina Flores of the First Court of Letters of La Esperanza, Intibucá, decided...
05 March, 2016High profile Honduran activist Berta Cáceres murdered
Berta Cáceres, 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize winner, was murdered last night in her home. Reportedly, her assassins waited until...
03 March, 2016Berta Cáceres awarded Goldman Environmental Prize 2015
We have some good news. We are very happy to hear that Berta Cáceres – a champion of community...
20 April, 2015