Berta Cáceres Was at Top of Honduras Military's Kill List: Whistleblower
U.S.-trained special forces in Honduras are ordered to systematically "eliminate" environment and land defenders, whistleblower says
by
Nika Knight, staff writer
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/06/21/berta-caceres-was-top-honduras-militarys-kill-list-whistleblower
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According to new reporting by the Guardian published Tuesday, U.S.-trained special forces units within the Honduras military are operating an assassination program—complete with a hitlist comprised of names and photos—that targets social justice and environmental activists with "elimination."
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The whistleblower, a 20-year old former First Sergeant from the Xatruch unit that operates on the Caribbean coast, asked to be referred to by the pseudonym Rodrigo Cruz for fear of reprisal.
"If I went home, they'd kill me. Ten of my former colleagues are missing," Cruz told the Guardian.
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Indeed, the murders reflect a wider trend, as a recent report found state and private forces colluding to kill environmental and land defenders in shocking numbers around the globe—and particularly in Latin America.
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Terrible stuff is happening and we have to scrounge around on the internet to find out about it. Every thinking caring person needs to read the article.
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/06/21/berta-caceres-was-top-honduras-militarys-kill-list-whistleblower
