Et nyt mord på en miljøaktivist i Honduras har skabt internationalt røre.
For fire måneder siden blev den prisvindende miljøaktivist Berta Caceres dræbt af skud i sit eget hjem.
Nu er Lesbia Yaneth Urquia blevet myrdet i det centralamerikanske land, rapporter flere medier. Liget blev fundet på en losseplads ca. 160 km vest for hovedstaden Tegucigalpa.
Lesbia Urquia var aktiv i COPINH, den samme organisation som Berta Caceres var grundlægger af.
Mange har peget på, at det særligt er modstanden mod en stor dæmning, der var årsag til mordet på Caceres, og det samme kan være tilfældet med det seneste drab.
EU offentligjorde lørdag følgende erklæring:
The murder of Lesbia Yaneth Urquía Urquía adds to the dire list of Human Rights Defenders that were recently murdered in Honduras, including journalist Henry Roberto Reyes Salazar, environmentalist and indigenous leaders Berta Cáceres and Nelson García, and leader of LGBTI community René Martinez.
This killing as well as the climate of violence that continues to prevail over human rights activists in the country is an extremely worrying development.
More urgent and decisive steps should be taken swiftly by the authorities to protect Human Rights Defenders in the country and fight impunity. This includes the need for impartial investigations leading to prosecution and indictment of those responsible for these acts, as well as effective protection of other potential victims.
The recent visit to Honduras of EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis reconfirmed our strong commitment to human rights in Honduras.
Erklæringen kan læses her: http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2016/160709_02_en.htm
De spanskkyndige kan læse COPINH’s reaktion på organisationens hjemmeside her:
https://www.copinh.org/article/copinh-comunicado-sobre-el-asesinato-de-la-compane/
