Indigenous Peoples’ Rally and Prayers for Justice for Berta Cáceres and Honduras:
- Denouncing Violence against Indigenous Peoples, Women Human Rights Defenders and Mother Earth
- Celebrating struggles against dams and extractive industries
- Calling for an independent, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights investigation and
- Immediate suspension of US aid to Honduras including military aid until impunity ends and the rule of law and respect for human rights are re-established
WHO: Indigenous Peoples and allies attending the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
WHEN: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 from 1-2 pm
WHERE: Permanent Mission of Honduras to the United Nations
First Avenue and 48th Street (one block from the UN)
866 UN Plaza, New York
MORE INFORMATION:
- Berta Cáceres
- Statement by the family of Berta Cáceres on recent arrests in Honduras
- Berta’s Family Reiterates Call for Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Investigation Despite Capture of Alleged Culprits
- Berta Cáceres’ murder: UN experts renew call to Honduras to end impunity
- Murder of acclaimed activist has U.S. questioning massive Central American aid package
- North American Delegation Calls for an End to Impunity in Honduras