In solidarity with COPINH and the defence of water in Honduras

Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemns attacks against COPINH leaders Berta Zúñiga, Sotero Chavarría, and Asunción Martínez in Honduras. The statement links these threats to an 'extractivist model' and 'water privatization strategies' often masked as development or purification projects, specifically citing the role of USAID in generating community confrontations. ATALC calls for the Honduran government to protect indigenous and peasant defenders and urges the international community to monitor the situation to ensure social and environmental justice.

• Leaders of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), including Berta Zúñiga, Sotero Chavarría, and Asunción Martínez, were targeted by armed men in the La Paz Department after working with the Cancire community in the Santiago Puringla municipality.
• The attacks against COPINH occurred within a context of interests from the US cooperation agency USAID and its development projects, which the document claims create conflicts between communities.
• The document attributes the threats against territorial defenders to an 'extractivist model' and the pursuit of capital accumulation that opposes traditional ways of living and sustainable territorial management.

APA

admin (2017). In solidarity with COPINH and the defence of water in Honduras. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/in-solidarity-with-copinh-and-the-defence-of-water-in-honduras/

Chicago

admin. In solidarity with COPINH and the defence of water in Honduras. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/in-solidarity-with-copinh-and-the-defence-of-water-in-honduras/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2017solidarity, author = {admin}, title = {{In solidarity with COPINH and the defence of water in Honduras}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = jul, url = {https://www.foei.org/in-solidarity-with-copinh-and-the-defence-of-water-in-honduras/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }