“Mendez Barrios’ death comes after the killing of prominent Honduran rights activist Berta Cáceres, who was shot down in her home earlier this month, causing international outrage. Nelson García, a member of the same Indigenous rights group as Caceres, was also assassinated in Honduras last week.
According to ACOFOP, the recent deaths highlight the increased repression against environmental activists in Central America.
The crimes “are the result of systematic violence suffered in Central America leaders who are struggling to defend nature, cultures and territories, threats such as large hydroelectric dams (and) field crops,” added the organization in its statement.”
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