EVENT INFORMATION

2
Maart
2016

Berta Cáceres is assassinated after defending Lenca territory

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📅 2 Maart 2016 📍 Honduras

Lenca organizer Berta Cáceres was killed in her home during the night of 2–3 March. COPINH dates the attack to 2 March. Her opposition to the Agua Zarca project connected Indigenous territorial rights with defense of water and community life. The assassination exposed the dangers faced by organizers challenging extractive development.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Berta Cáceres

Gustavo Castro Soto

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras