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Berta Caceres murder trial set to begin in climate of suspicion
Source: The Guardian
Berta Cáceres murder trial set to begin in climate of suspicion
Eight men accused of involvement in Honduran activist’s death prepare to stand trial but family calls for broader inquiry
Nina Lakhani in Tegucigalpa
Sun 16 Sep 2018 09.00 BST
The criminal trial of eight men accused over the murder of environmental activist Berta Cáceres will begin in Honduras on Monday amid accusations of a political cover-up.
Cáceres was shot dead just before midnight on 2 March 2016 at her home in La Esperanza in western Honduras, after a long battle against a hydroelectric dam project on sacred Lenca territory.
The murder sparked international condemnation and confirmed Honduras’ ranking as the most dangerous country in the world for environment and land rights defenders.
Gustavo Castro, a Mexican environmentalist, was also shot in the attack but survived by pretending to be dead. The eight defendants are also accused of his attempted murder. All eight deny the charges.
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Eight men accused of involvement in Honduran activist’s death prepare to stand trial but family calls for broader inquiry
Nina Lakhani in Tegucigalpa
Sun 16 Sep 2018 09.00 BST
The criminal trial of eight men accused over the murder of environmental activist Berta Cáceres will begin in Honduras on Monday amid accusations of a political cover-up.
Cáceres was shot dead just before midnight on 2 March 2016 at her home in La Esperanza in western Honduras, after a long battle against a hydroelectric dam project on sacred Lenca territory.
The murder sparked international condemnation and confirmed Honduras’ ranking as the most dangerous country in the world for environment and land rights defenders.
Gustavo Castro, a Mexican environmentalist, was also shot in the attack but survived by pretending to be dead. The eight defendants are also accused of his attempted murder. All eight deny the charges.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/sep/16/berta-caceres-murder-trial-set-to-begin-honduras
