The US and UN condemn the killing of an environmentalist in Honduras
The U.S. State Department and other global leaders have denounced the slaying of another environmental leader in rural Honduras.
Honduras: Anti-mining activist Juan Lopez shot dead
Juan Lopez is the fourth member of an environmental activism group based in in Tocoa to be killed since 2023. President Xiomara Castro condemned the murder and has ordered an investigation.
Catholic leaders mourn the killing of Honduran environmental activist Juan López
López’s death is the latest in a series of killings in a country known to be particularly deadly for environmental activists.
Honduran anti-mining activist who fought to save rivers is killed
An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to preserve tropical forests and rivers has been killed, police said on Sunday.
Honduras: CAFOD calls for justice as another environmental defender is killed
Catholic aid agency CAFOD has called for justice, after the murder of a prominent environmentalist that CAFOD supported. Following the news of the murder of Juan Lopez - anti-mining, environmentalist,
Environmental activist who feared for his life killed in Honduras
An anti-mining activist was shot and killed in Honduras, President Xiomara Castro said, vowing justice for the latest such murder in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for environmentalists. Juan Lopez, 46, was gunned down as he left church on Saturday in the northeastern town of Tocoa, his widow Thelma Pena told AFP.
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The killing of an eco-defender in Honduras highlights a global problem of impunity
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The US and UN condemn the killing of an environmentalist in Honduras
“I strongly condemn the murder of Juan López, a courageous environmental defender and municipal councilor in Honduras, and call for a thorough and transparent investigation,” he wrote on ...
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US and UN condemn slaying of environmentalist in Honduras
“I strongly condemn the murder of Juan López, a courageous environmental defender and municipal councilor in Honduras, and call for a thorough and transparent investigation,” he wrote on ...