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The statement denounces the persecution of Berta Cáceres and other activists in Honduras, attributing the violence to a 'model extractivo minero' and 'energías sucias' driven by international financial capital and neoliberal globalization. It highlights the systemic impunity for officials who militarize indigenous territories while defenders of Lenca, Garífuna, and Miskito lands are targeted by state forces and private security for multinationals in the mining, oil, and hydroelectric sectors.

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  • Berta Cáceres, General Coordinator of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), has been targeted by the state's military, repressive, and legal systems for defending the legal rights of indigenous territories.
  • Environmental and land defenders, including indigenous Miskito, Garífuna, and peasant families, face daily intimidation and terror from private guards and assassins hired by multinational mining, oil, and dam companies.
  • The document identifies the root cause of this violence as an oligarchic, capitalist state linked to international financial capital, which implements a mining extractive model and 'dirty energy' policies.

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admin (2013). ¡Libertad para Berta Cáceres! Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/libertad-para-berta-caceres/
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admin. ¡Libertad para Berta Cáceres! Friends of the Earth International, 2013. https://www.foei.org/es/libertad-para-berta-caceres/.
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{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=¡Libertad para Berta Cáceres! |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=30 September 2013 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/libertad-para-berta-caceres/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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@misc{admin2013libertad, author = {admin}, title = {{¡Libertad para Berta Cáceres!}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2013}, month = sep, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/libertad-para-berta-caceres/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }

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