In solidarity with the Lenca People

The document is a statement by Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemning the Agua Zarca hydro-electric project in Honduras and a report by the FMO (Entrepreneurial Development Bank) that ATALC claims discredits local communities. It highlights a pattern of violence against indigenous Lenca and Tolupan leaders, including the murder of Berta Cáceres, and links these issues to inequitable trade agreements and foreign financing. ATALC calls on the Honduran state to investigate irregularities and urges the Netherlands, Finland, and Spain to cease financing projects that breach human rights in Latin America.

• ATALC rejects a report by the FMO (Entrepreneurial Development Bank) concerning the Agua Zarca project in Honduras, arguing that reports from financial backers often discredit community actions to legitimise corporate impositions financed by foreign capital.
• The document links the murder of Berta Cáceres, leaders from COPINH and MILPAH, and crimes against the Tolupan people to the consequences of inequitable Trade Agreements with the United States and Europe.
• ATALC calls upon the Netherlands, Finland, and Spain, as the headquarters and majority shareholders of the financial backers of Agua Zarca and other Honduran dams, to stop financing projects that violate human rights in Latin America.
• The theft of the judicial file regarding the murder of Berta Cáceres in Tegucigalpa is condemned as a serious obstruction to justice.

APA

admin (2016). In solidarity with the Lenca People. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/in-solidarity-with-the-lenca-people/

Chicago

admin. In solidarity with the Lenca People. Friends of the Earth International, 2016. https://www.foei.org/in-solidarity-with-the-lenca-people/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=In solidarity with the Lenca People |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=3 November 2016 |url=https://www.foei.org/in-solidarity-with-the-lenca-people/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2016solidarity, author = {admin}, title = {{In solidarity with the Lenca People}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/in-solidarity-with-the-lenca-people/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }