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Honduran Anti-Mining Activist Juan Lopez Shot Dead
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Juan Lopez, a 46-year-old member of the Municipal Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Goods, was shot dead as he left church in the northeastern town of Tocoa. The murder is seen as a possible act of retaliation, as three other members of the group were killed last year. Honduran President Xiomara Castro condemned the murder, calling it "vile". Lopez had been an outspoken critic of open-pit iron ore mining in a forest reserve and had recently called for the resignation of Libre officials caught on video negotiating bribes with drug traffickers.
His life was an example of struggle. He never gave up in his incessant battle, hand-in-hand with the people to preserve natural resources.
I have ordered that all the capabilities of law enforcement be used to clarify this tragedy and identify those responsible.
We condemn the vile murder of our comrade and environmental leader Juan Lopez in Tocoa, Colon.
We condemn the terrible murder of Juan Lopez, a human rights defender threatened for his work.
We demand clear and conclusive answers, this government must answer for the killing of our colleague Juan Lopez.
If you leave home, you always have in mind that you do not know what might happen, if you are going to return.
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- 1.Libre
- 2.Global Witness
- 3.Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- 4.Municipal Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Goods
- 5.United Nations