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      US Progressive Caucus Hails Honduran Election as Chance for 'New Chapter' in Relations

      "We encourage the Biden administration to use this opportunity to make a clean break with previous presidential administrations, which worked to ensure that the 2009 coup d'état succeeded."

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 03, 2021

      Calling the victory of Honduran President-elect Xiomara Castro "an opportunity for a new chapter in U.S.-Honduras relations," Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal on Friday congratulated the first woman and socialist to be elected leader of the Central American nation long plagued by American subversion of democracy.

      Castro, a political activist and the wife of former Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, won last week's presidential election by more than 15 points over right-wing Tegucigalpa Mayor Nasry Asfura.

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      Conviction of Dam Company Executive for Murder of Berta Caceres Hailed as 'Step Towards Justice'

      "However, justice for Berta will never be truly complete until everyone who took part in the crime, including those who planned it, is brought to justice."

      Brett Wilkins
      Jul 05, 2021

      Human rights advocates on Monday welcomed the conviction of Roberto David Castillo Mejia, a Honduran businessman and former military intelligence officer, for the March 2016 assassination of Indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres, while calling on authorities in the Central American nation to bring everyone involved in planning the murder to justice.

      "Until allthose responsibleare heldaccountable,other human rights defendersin Honduraswill continue to lose their lives."
      --Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International

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      As Key Suspect Tried, Encampment Demands Justice for Berta Caceres

      Honduran movements need our solidarity in demanding justice for Berta.

      Chris Morrill
      Jun 28, 2021

      After five long years, social movements in Honduras are finally getting closer to bringing some justice to the assassination of beloved social movement leader Berta Caceres. Today, David Castillo sits on trial as a key perpetrator of her murder.

      Five years ago, Indigenous feminist Berta Caceres from Grassroots International partner COPINH was murdered for defending Lenca territory against the Agua Zarca mega-dam project. As we've since learned, company officials and Honduran state actors had a hand in her assassination.

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