One year after four men's abduction, Honduras's Garífuna still await justice

The document highlights the ongoing state-led intimidation and violence against the Garífuna people in Honduras, specifically citing the July 2020 abduction of four men from the community of Triunfo de la Cruz. It describes a pattern of harassment and criminalization used to displace Indigenous people for commercial interests, such as luxury tourist developments. The text emphasizes that Honduras was the most dangerous country per capita for land and environmental defenders in 2019 and asserts that protecting Indigenous territorial rights is essential for global biodiversity and climate crisis mitigation.

• On 18 July 2020, four young Garífuna men—Milton Martínez, Suami Mejía, Gerardo Róchez, and Sneider Centeno—were abducted from Triunfo de la Cruz by approximately thirty armed men wearing police insignia; their whereabouts remained unknown twelve months later.
• Honduras was identified as the most dangerous country in the world per capita for land and environmental defenders in 2019, and the fifth most dangerous by total killings.
• Indigenous Peoples are disproportionately targeted as land defenders, accounting for 35-40% of those killed worldwide despite representing only 5% of the global population.
• Indigenous-stewarded lands, which comprise about 25% of Earth's land, are critical for climate stability, maintaining 80% of global biodiversity and storing hundreds of gigatons of carbon.

APA

Global Witness (n.d.). One year after four men's abduction, Honduras's Garífuna still await justice. https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/one-year-after-four-mens-abduction-hondurass-garifuna-still-await-justice/

Chicago

Global Witness. One year after four men's abduction, Honduras's Garífuna still await justice. n.d. https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/one-year-after-four-mens-abduction-hondurass-garifuna-still-await-justice/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Global Witness |title=One year after four men's abduction, Honduras's Garífuna still await justice |url=https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/one-year-after-four-mens-abduction-hondurass-garifuna-still-await-justice/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{globalwitnessndone, author = {{Global Witness}}, title = {{One year after four men's abduction, Honduras's Garífuna still await justice}}, publisher = {Global Witness}, url = {https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/one-year-after-four-mens-abduction-hondurass-garifuna-still-await-justice/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }