COPINH: Urgent call for solidarity

COPINH denounces the criminalization of its leaders, including Bertha Isabel Cáceres Flores, who face prison sentences and punitive measures due to lawsuits filed by the DESA corporation and the Honduran state. The organization argues these legal actions are racist and designed to protect private corporations building a hydroelectric project without consulting the indigenous Lenca people of Rio Blanco. COPINH demands the annulment of these sentences, the enforcement of ILO Convention 169, and an end to the military presence in Rio Blanco.

• Leaders of COPINH, including General Coordinator Bertha Isabel Cáceres Flores and members Aureliano Molina Villanueva and Tomas Gómez Membreño, are facing judicial persecution for defending the rights of the Lenca people and opposing the privatization of River Gualcarque.
• The DESA corporation has brought a case accusing COPINH members of damage and sedition, resulting in a prison sentence for Bertha Caceres and punitive measures for Tomas Gomez and Aureliano Molina, including restrictions on visiting ancestral lands.
• Bertha Caceres faces additional accusations of illegal possession of arms brought by the Army and Attorney General's office, which COPINH claims is based on a planted weapon and lacks supporting evidence or expert opinions.
• COPINH demands that the Honduran judiciary adhere to indigenous law and ILO Convention 169, annul the prison sentence for Bertha Caceres and punitive measures for other leaders, and stop the eviction of Rio Blanco communities.

APA

admin (2013). COPINH: Urgent call for solidarity. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/copinh-urgent-call-for-solidarity/

Chicago

admin. COPINH: Urgent call for solidarity. Friends of the Earth International, 2013. https://www.foei.org/copinh-urgent-call-for-solidarity/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=COPINH: Urgent call for solidarity |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=25 October 2013 |url=https://www.foei.org/copinh-urgent-call-for-solidarity/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2013copinh, author = {admin}, title = {{COPINH: Urgent call for solidarity}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2013}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/copinh-urgent-call-for-solidarity/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }