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

The statement condemns the murders of José Angel Flores and Silmer Dionisio George in Honduras, attributing the violence to a context of extreme militarization and economic policies that prioritize capital accumulation over human rights.

• The murders of José Angel Flores (president of the Unified Peasant Movement of Aguán) and Silmer Dionisio George (leader of the La Confianza cooperative) occurred in a highly militarized zone involving the army, police, private security, and international police, where human rights defenders are murdered with impunity.
• The structural causes of violence in Honduras include a 90% impunity rate, extreme militarization of State institutions, biodiversity destruction, and the presence of agrofuel monocultures, banana and sugar cane plantations linked to international trade agreements.
• Economic policies, including World Bank policies favoring large corporations and detrimental treaties with powerful countries, focus on capital accumulation and have led to the criminalization of protest, territorial invasions, and the torture and murder of indigenous people, peasants, and human rights defenders.

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

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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} }