Honduras Environmental Activist Nelson Garcia Murdered days after Berta Caceres

Honduras Environmental Activist Nelson Garcia Murdered days after Berta Caceres

Another indigenous activist has been murdered in Honduras amid an escalating wave of repression against the relatives and colleagues of renowned campaigner Berta Cáceres, who was murdered less than two weeks ago. Nelson García, 38, an active member of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (Copinh) was killed on Tuesday after […]

Journalist David Romero Ellner Sentenced to 10 Years in Honduras for Defamation

Journalist David Romero Ellner Sentenced to 10 Years in Honduras for Defamation

A Honduras judge has sentenced television host and ex-legislator David Romero Ellner to 10 years in prison for defamation of the wife of a prosecutor. David Romero Ellner is the director of Radio Globo and Globo TV. His sentence was for defaming Sonia Inez Galvez Ferrari, the wife of prosecutor Rigoberto Cuellar. Romero Ellner will […]

Tribute to a Slain Honduras Environment Activist Berta Caceres

Tribute to a Slain Honduras Environment Activist Berta Caceres

Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores, was in her early 20s when she co-founded the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (Cophin), a group that campaigned for the rights of indigenous communities in the South American nation. Influenced by a mother, who took in fleeing El Salvadorian refugees, Cáceres was fully committed to her cause. […]

Honduras receives Chilean experts to improve exports

Honduras receives Chilean experts to improve exports

In order to strengthen the agricultural exports chain, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) organized a workshop given by Chilean experts on how to improve the phytosanitary measures of the products shipped abroad. The workshop also aims at improving the Food Safety Assurance System. This week, the authorities of the SAG and the Federation […]