Berta Caceres' Daughter: My Mother Isn't Dead, She Multiplied
Berta Caceres' Daughter: My Mother Isn't Dead, She Multiplied
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Another daughter of Berta Caceres, Olivia Zuñiga, speaks during a protest to demand justice for her mother in
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 17, 2016. | Photo: Reuters
Published 23 March 2016
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Murdered Honduran environmental leader Berta Caceres received at least 33 death threats before she was assassinated, but authorities never took the harassment seriously enough to investigate the credible threats against her life, Caceres’ daughter, Laura Zuñiga, said in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
The indifferent attitude toward systematic and fatal violence against Honduran rights defenders has only continued in the wake of Caceres’ death, she said at a briefing on Capitol Hill. “There’s little will among authorities in Honduras to investigate the murder of my mother,” Zuñiga said.
Despite the grave risks Caceres faced as a result of her tireless fight against unwanted corporate projects in Lenca land, Zuñiga also said that the last words her mother said to her were that she was never afraid. And even in death, her example continues to inspire. “My mother isn’t dead,” Zuñiga added. “She is multiplied.”
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“For the military men who assassinate human rights defenders there is privilege,” Sanchez told U.S. lawmakers. “So they are never investigated.”
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