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Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts) Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:10 PM Sep 2012

Honduras human rights lawyer who opposed private cities murdered

Source: Associated Press.

Honduras human rights lawyer who opposed private cities murdered
By Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, September 23, 12:35 PM

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A land rights group says famed Honduran human rights lawyer Antonio Trejo Cabrera has been shot to death while attending a wedding.

The Peasants Movement of the valley of Bajo Aguan says in a statement that Trejo was shot five times Sunday.

The lawyer had represented three lands rights groups in disputes between agrarian organizations and landowners. More than 60 people have been killed in such disputes over the past two years. Trejo had also helped prepare motions declaring unconstitutional a proposal to build three privately run cities with their own police, laws and tax systems.

Just hours before his murder, Trejo had participated in a televised debate in which he accused congressional leaders of using the private city projects to raise campaign funds.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/honduras-human-rights-lawyer-who-opposed-private-cities-murdered/2012/09/23/059ff77a-05a5-11e2-9eea-333857f6a7bd_story.html

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Honduras human rights lawyer who opposed private cities murdered (Original Post) Judi Lynn Sep 2012 OP

So heartbreaking. Corporatist pols here too are pushing private prisons, etc. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #1

On the Front page of DU, the title and By line have no break so it reads... hootinholler Sep 2012 #2

USA! USA! USA! harmonicon Sep 2012 #3

SunSeeker

(51,724 posts)

1. So heartbreaking. Corporatist pols here too are pushing private prisons, etc.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:20 PM

Sep 2012

The bravery of those like Antonio Cabrera is awe inspiring. Here, in the face of corporate corruption of our political system, many of our citizens can't even be bothered to get off the couch to vote, let alone risk their lives to bring justice to their country.

hootinholler

(26,449 posts)

2. On the Front page of DU, the title and By line have no break so it reads...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:49 PM

Sep 2012

Honduras human rights lawyer who opposed private cities murdered By Associated Press

Which struck me as odd.

harmonicon

(12,008 posts)

3. USA! USA! USA!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 08:50 PM

Sep 2012

I'm just so glad that our country worked so hard to help make this and so many other murders possible.

Where are the voices who championed the coup? They were all over here not so long ago. Isn't this the government they wanted?

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