Statement against the murder of peasant leaders in Honduras – October 2016

A statement by Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemning the murders of peasant leaders José Angel Flores and Silmer Dionisio George in Honduras, attributing the violence to structural economic policies and state militarization.

• Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemns the murders of José Angel Flores, president of the Unified Peasant Movement of Aguán (MUCA), and Silmer Dionisio George, leader of the La Confianza cooperative in the Tocoa municipality, Colón. The victims are described as human rights defenders operating in a highly militarized zone involving the army, police, private security, and international police.
• The document identifies Honduras as the most violent country in the world, citing a 90% impunity rate and the murder of peasants, indigenous peoples, and human rights defenders despite the illegality of the death penalty.
• The structural causes of violence in Honduras are attributed to capital accumulation policies, including detrimental economic treaties, World Bank policies favoring large corporations, agrofuel monocultures, and banana and sugar cane plantations. These factors have led to the criminalization of protest, territorial invasions, and the exploitation of indigenous and peasant populations through torture and murder.

APA

admin (2016). Statement against the murder of peasant leaders in Honduras – October 2016. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/statement-against-the-murder-of-peasant-leaders-in-honduras-october-2016/

Chicago

admin. Statement against the murder of peasant leaders in Honduras – October 2016. Friends of the Earth International, 2016. https://www.foei.org/statement-against-the-murder-of-peasant-leaders-in-honduras-october-2016/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Statement against the murder of peasant leaders in Honduras – October 2016 |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=20 October 2016 |url=https://www.foei.org/statement-against-the-murder-of-peasant-leaders-in-honduras-october-2016/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2016statement, author = {admin}, title = {{Statement against the murder of peasant leaders in Honduras – October 2016}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/statement-against-the-murder-of-peasant-leaders-in-honduras-october-2016/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }