FEATURED
COUNTRY: HONDURAS
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER:
Berta Cáceres
The murder of environmental and Human Rights Defender Berta Cáceres has shone a spotlight on the dangers faced by human rights defenders in Honduras. Below, a summary of news, joint letters and press releases by various HRDN members and the EU condemning the killing and urging to take action.
NEWS
- Brutal murder of indigenous leader, a tragedy waiting to happen, Amnesty International
- Witness to defender's murder at risk: Gustavo Castro Soto, Amnesty International
- Berta Cáceres profile, Frontline Defenders
- Case history, Frontline Defenders
- International Women's Day: video and article released on the case of Berta and two other WHRDs to highlight the level of aggression and gendered violence WHRDs may face, Frontline Defenders
- Honduras: Nelson Noé Garcia asesinado, el gobierno hondureño debe informar sobre la ausencia de medidas cautelares, Protection International (in Spanish)
- Berta Cáceres, in memoriam (in Spanish), Protection International
PRESS RELEASES
- Amnesty International
- Frontline Defenders
- Frontline Defenders, Urgent Appeal
- Protection International
JOINT LETTERS AND STATEMENTS
- Letter to the Honduras embassy to the EU & Belgium which is concurrent to Nordic countries
- Open letter to Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Trade, regarding the Murder of Honduran Environmental and Human Rights Defender Berta Cáceres
- Joint letter signed by 50+ organisations, signed on 7 march
- Joint statement by Civil society organisations in America and Europe condemning the murder of human rights defender
- Joint statement by the International Service for Human Rights, African Democracy Forum, Amnesty International, Article 19, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, CELS, Frontline Defenders, Humanas, Peace Brigades International and Protection International
EUROPEAN UNION
- Statement by Martin SCHULZ, EP President on the International Women's Day, with a tribute to Berta CACERES, Honduran activist
- Open letter to President of Honduras by Vice President of European Parliament
- Statement by Elena Valenciano, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights in the European Parliament, on the death of Berta Cáceres
- Letter to HR/VP Federica Mogherini by Green group MEPs
- Statement of the European Union External Action Service Spokesperson on the follow up of the death of Berta Cáceres in Honduras