Honduran Police Violently Clash With Berta Caceres Activists

Honduran Police Violently Clash With Berta Caceres Activists


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Lenca women chained themselves in front of the Public Ministry, demanding justice for human rights activist Berta Caceres assassinated last month- | Photo: COPINH

Published 5 April 2016
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Honduran police units on Tuesday violently evicted a group of Indigenous women who had gathered in front of the Public Ministry, demanding justice over the recent murder of indigenous and environmental rights activists, Berta Caceres.

Lenca women from the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras or COPINH complained in a statement that police officers violently attacked them as they chained themselves at the entrance of the public facility. The women were demonstrating for more action on Caceres’ assassination after an official investigation still not led to any concrete results.

The Indigenous organization said that two military officers and a policemen aggressively approached the about 11.20 a.m. local time and arrested one of their members. The individual was beaten up during the arrest, they reported, before being eventually released. Another COPINH member was injured during the confrontation, they added.

Then about 120 members of the military police and anti-riot police arrived with a small armored tank in order to evict them all from the Public Ministry.

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