Justice

Ten years after the murder of environmental defender Berta Cáceres, we take a look at the report issued by the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI Honduras). This report, based on a human rights perspective as well as testimonial evidence, files, and telecommunications, confirms that the femicide of the Lenca defender was carried out by hitmen, planned by high-up corporate…

Horticultural producer Ricardo Prieto was sentenced this Monday, December 14, to three years in prison for the manslaughter of Nicolás Arévalo and injuries to Celeste Estévez in Lavalle, in the Argentinian province of Corrientes. The 4-year-old boy died on April 4, 2011 from acute poisoning followed by death, as confirmed by the autopsy, due to the presence of endosulfan in…