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Honduran Environmentalist Caceres Is Named National Heroine
Environmentalist Berta Caceres, Honduras. | Photo: Twitter/ @puchicadanny
Published 26 May 2022
On Thursday, The Honduran Parliament conferred the National Heroine title to the Indigenous Lenca environmentalist Berta Caceres, who was murdered in March 2016 for defending the rights of her community over the Gualcarque river.
"Our decision seeks to recognize and preserve the legacy of Caceres for Honduras," legislators stated and urged the national educational system to include the life of this environmentalist in its programmatical contents.
The Honduran Parliament also approved the creation of the Berta Caceres prize to recognize the citizen environmental struggle and the inclusion of this leader's image with the message "Wake up humanity, there is no more time" in the 200 lempiras (US$8.19) bill.
In 1993, Caceres co-funded the Honduran Popular and Indigenous Organizations Civic Council (COPINH) with her ex-husband Salvador Zuñiga to fight for the rights of the Lenca community.
More:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Honduran-Environmentalist-Caceres-Is-Named-National-Heroine-20220526-0020.html