To: John Kerry, Secretary of State
Demand justice for Berta Caceres!
Dear Secretary Kerry:
I have recently learned of the murder of Berta Cáceres, co-founder of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, and winner of the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize.
Her tragic death is emblematic of the grave human rights situation in Honduras today. Although we do not know who her assailants were, we believe her murder is the latest in a growing trend of state suppression against social movement leaders like Berta.
We urge the State Department to promote a truly independent investigation into the killing of Berta and the many other environmental and land defenders in Honduras, and begin subjecting Honduras to vetting process under the Leahy law, and to enforce the law by immediately stopping military aid to the country.
Sincerely,
I have recently learned of the murder of Berta Cáceres, co-founder of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, and winner of the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize.
Her tragic death is emblematic of the grave human rights situation in Honduras today. Although we do not know who her assailants were, we believe her murder is the latest in a growing trend of state suppression against social movement leaders like Berta.
We urge the State Department to promote a truly independent investigation into the killing of Berta and the many other environmental and land defenders in Honduras, and begin subjecting Honduras to vetting process under the Leahy law, and to enforce the law by immediately stopping military aid to the country.
Sincerely,
Why is this important?
Last week, environmental activist Berta Cáceres was murdered in her home in Honduras.
Berta was a powerful leader in the fight to defend our planet. We don’t yet know the identity of Berta’s killers, but we can be certain that she was killed for her environmental activism.
Tell Secretary Kerry to end U.S. military aid to Honduras and stop the murder of environmental activists!
Berta was a powerful leader in the fight to defend our planet. We don’t yet know the identity of Berta’s killers, but we can be certain that she was killed for her environmental activism.
Tell Secretary Kerry to end U.S. military aid to Honduras and stop the murder of environmental activists!