Berta Cáceres
Late on the night of March 2, 2016, a team of assassins (‘sicarios’) killed Berta Cáceres in her home in La Esperanza, Honduras. They shot and left for dead her guest and long-time friend Gustavo Castro, a Mexican land, rights and environmental defender, who miraculously survived.
Information in this archive address courageous efforts led by COPINH, family members of Berta and their supporters to expose the truth about who planned and paid for Berta to be assassinated, and achieve justice against the material and particularly the intellectual and financial authors of her death.
2016 March 03 - Berta Cáceres: Who She Is & What She Lived For
2016 March 16 - Reflection on the Assassination of Berta Cáceres - 15 Minute Radio Conversation
2016 March 22 - Canadian Economic & Political Interests Take Priority Over Human Rights in Honduras
2016 March 26 - Berta Cáceres Did Not Die, She Multiplied
2016 March 27 - Family of Berta Cáceres Rejects “Condolences” From Canadian Government
2016 March 31 - “Hard Choices in Honduras”, Boston Globe Article by S. Kinzer
2016 April 02 - Gustavo Castro Freed by Honduran Regime & Statement from Berta Cáceres Family
2016 September 21 - Documentary: Honduras and the Water
2016 October 11 - Ho Hum, More Assassination Attempts Against COPINH in Honduras
2016 November 11 - Letter from Mother of Berta Cáceres
2017 January 18 - Unresolved Assassination of Berta Cáceres
2017 June 16 - “Under the Gun: An Investigation Into the Murder of Berta Cáceres”, by J. Gibler
2017 June 21 - More threats against COPINH members, Lenca people of Río Blanco - COPINH Communique
2018 July 26 - Serious irregularities in Berta Cáceres assassination trial in Honduras
2019 March 02 - Berta Cáceres: Who She Is & What She Lived For
2019 March 29 - Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act (H.R. 1945)
2020 March 02 - 4th Anniversary of Assassination of Berta Cáceres
2020 June 03 - Interview with Nina Lakhani: Who Killed Berta Cáceres
2020 August 24 - Justice for Berta Cáceres, assassinated by U.S. & Canadian-backed Honduran regime?
2021 May 27 - Day 25, Berta Caceres trial in Honduras: Assassins exposed; Article by E. Tabora
2021 June 02 - Action needed: Justice for Berta Caceres; COPINH Call to Action
2022 August 18 - Berta Soy Yo documentary released today! Trailer, website & more info
2023 April 19 - “Berta Soy Yo / I Am Berta” Two showings in Chicago