Dear President Orlando Hernández,
c/o the Embassy of the Republic of Honduras in Canada
I am shocked and saddened by the murder of Berta Cáceres that resulted from the failure to provide effective protection, as requested by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
I am also deeply troubled by flaws in the investigation to bring Berta’s killers to justice. Impunity will only fuel the deadly violence against defenders of Indigenous rights, lands and the environment with which Honduras has lamentably become synonymous.
I call on you to:
- Ensure truth and justice regarding the murders of Berta Cáceres and Nelson García by making use of all domestic and international resources available to carry out an impartial, exhaustive, timely and credible investigation, as requested by Berta’s family and colleagues. The investigation must examine all the threats and attacks that Berta Cáceres and other members of COPINH had reported in connection to their efforts to uphold their rights, and bring to justice all those responsible, including the masterminds.
- Fully implement precautionary measures requested by the IACHR for the protection of Berta’s relatives, members of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Peoples Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) and for Gustavo Castro Soto, survivor and eye-witness to the deadly attack that killed Berta.
- Ensure that no development project advances without meaningful consultation and the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous peoples whose lands and rights will be affected, in compliance with international standards including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention 169.
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