Jul 16, 2021 | Earth Radio, Earth Watch, Human Rights, Political Repression & Murder, Social Media News
Francisca Stuardo is a Santiago-based consultant for the international climate advocacy group Global Witness. She works on their land and environmental defenders campaign, which highlights threats against activists and pushes businesses, financiers and governments to...
Mar 25, 2021 | Earth Minute, Earth Radio, Featured, Indigenous Peoples, Social Media News
Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod · Earth Minute: Indigenous Activist Murdered In Honduras Another Indigenous activist has reportedly been killed this week in Honduras. Cerros Escalante was an anti-dam activist and part of the Honduras’ Lenca Indigenous community....
Mar 24, 2021 | Indigenous Peoples, Social Media News
Indigenous anti-dam activist killed in Honduras AP News 23 Mar 2021 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A Honduran Indigenous activist who helped led a fight against the construction of a dam has been killed, authorities said Monday. National Police Inspector Juan Sabillón...
Oct 3, 2018 | all other, Climate Justice, False Solutions, Featured, Honduras, Indigenous Peoples, Latin America, Political Repression & Murder, Social Media News
Via Open Democracy/DemocraciaAbierta 2 and a half years after Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres was shot dead, her family are still fighting for a fair trial. Today, Berta symbolises the voice of environmental activism and the defence of indigenous...
Jul 13, 2017 | Bolivia, Climate Justice, False Solutions, Featured, Forests, Honduras, Indigenous Peoples, Latin America, Political Repression & Murder, Social Media News, UN Climate COPs
This week, Pablo Solon will be summoned for his first declaration before a prosecutor and could potentially be placed into preventative detention. Solon, Director of Fundación Solon, former Executive Director of Focus on the Global South, and former Bolivian...