Stop aid to Honduras, says murdered campaigner's daughter

Stop aid to Honduras, says murdered campaigner's daughter

Berta Cáceres’s daughter urges Europeans to suspend aid and investment in hydro projects until human rights are respected

Arthur Neslen
Wednesday 20 April 2016 15.00 EDT

The daughter of murdered environmental leader Berta Cáceres has called for a suspension of European aid to Honduras and investment in its hydro projects until the country complies with human rights norms.

Cáceres was shot as she slept on 2 March, after her family say that Honduran authorities failed to adequately respond to a slew of escalating death threats.

A Goldman Environmental prize-winning activist, she had co-founded an indigenous people’s campaign against the Agua Zarca hydro project, which is part-financed by European banks, despite claims by indigenous people that it will be environmentally ruinous.

Now, her daughter Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres is calling on Dutch development bank FMO, FinnFund, hydropower company Voith and the European commission to take action.

More:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/20/daughter-of-murdered-berta-caceres-calls-for-stop-on-investment-in-honduras