Press Clipping: “Development banks need to wake up to the human rights crisis in Honduras”

In the weeks following the murder of Berta Cáceres, leader of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (Copinh) and leader of the resistance against the Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam on the Gualcarque river, there has been international outcry for justice for Berta and security for her colleagues.

The Agua Zarca dam threatens to disrupt the livelihoods and access to water of local indigenous communities. According toa recent opinion piece in the Guardian,

The violence in Honduras reflects a broader need to defend space for civil society and protect activists who oppose investment projects. As well as national governments, development banks also have an essential role in reviewing human rights risks and requiring human rights due diligence.

Click here for the full article by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.

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March 23, 2016

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